curtal axe


curtal axe

n. Archaic A cutlass.
[By folk etymology from earlier coutelace, curtelace, cutlass, from Old French coutelas; see cutlass.]

curtal axe

or

curtalaxe

n (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) an obsolete term for cutlass[C16: alteration by folk etymology of Old French coutelas cutlass; see curtal]