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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cutlass \Cut"lass\ (k[u^]t"las), n.; pl {Cutlasses} (-[e^]z). [F. coutelas (cf. It coltellaccio), augm. fr L. cultellus a small knife, dim. of culter knife. See {Colter}, and cf {Curtal ax}.] A short, heavy, curving sword, used in the navy. See {Curtal ax}. {Cutlass fish}, (Zo["o]l.), a peculiar, long, thin, marine fish ({Trichiurus lepturus}) of the southern United States and West Indies; -- called also {saber fish}, {silver eel}, and improperly, {swordfish}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cutlass n : a short heavy curved one-edged sword; formerly used by sailors [syn: {cutlas}]
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