cutlass means A short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge; once used by sailors when boarding an enemy ship. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 65 out of 100.
cutlass is pronounced /ˈkʌtləs/.
Etymology
From Middle French coutelas, from Old French coutel (“knife”) + -as (augmentative suffix).
noun
- A short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge; once used by sailors when boarding an enemy ship.“She could feel Tern’s stare fixed right between her shoulder blades, and knew he was aching to plunge his cutlass there.”
- A similarly shaped tool; a machete.
verb
- To cut back (vegetation) with a cutlass.