Craigengelt drew his cutlass an inch or two, and then returned it with violence into the scabbard.
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Cutlass
/ˈkʌtləs/
Synonyms for "cutlass" (12 found)
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4 entriesexecutive ordermilitary actionnaval cutlassshort saber
Collocations
5 entriesbroad bladecurved bladehilt guardnaval cutlassshort saber
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2 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Kalman struck Boldi in the neck with his cutlass.
Source: tatoeba (12071046)
She could feel Tern’s stare fixed right between her shoulder blades, and knew he was aching to plunge his cutlass there.
Source: wiktionary
In vain the captain threatened to throw him overboard; suspended a cutlass over his naked wrists; Queequeg was the son of a King, and Queequeg budged not.
Source: wiktionary