A kind of short cutting sword; a cutlass.

A short broad cutting sword, a cutlass, n.; any heavy slashing sword. (Apparently sometimes taken by persons unfamiliar with the weapon for some…

A short sword with a flat wide slightly curved blade, adapted more for cutting than for thrusting; now esp. the sword with which sailors are armed.

= curtal-ax, n.

See quots.; also attributive.

A kind of cutlass used in the Philippine Islands for agricultural and domestic work and as a fighting weapon. Combinations: bolo-maker; bolo-man n.…