The cutlass was a clumsy weapon, but sea fighting was hardly a fine art. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Devil]
A sword hanging on slings could be a hindrance, would strike against obstructions, and the cutlass was a handier weapon for what he contemplated. From Wordnik.com. [Hornblower And The Hotspur]
Muscari (with much boyish gratification) buckled on a kind of cutlass under his black cloak. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Father Brown] Reference
For instance, catana "cutlass" from Japanese katana; corja. From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference
The old-fashioned way-using a 'cutlass' I think is the term?. From Wordnik.com. [My Longkang] Reference
A kind of cutlass-y thing used by Welsh Regiments in WW1 I believe?. From Wordnik.com. [Army Rumour Service] Reference
To them, their cutlass was their tool. From Wordnik.com. [Barbados Underground] Reference
Then the High-toby gloque drew his cutlass so fine. From Wordnik.com. [Musa Pedestris - Three Centuries of Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes [1536 - 1896]] Reference
The cutlass and pistol did great work at close quarters. From Wordnik.com. [Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser A Brave Fight Against Odds] Reference
Morton and myself were provided with a cutlass apiece; and. From Wordnik.com. [The Island Home] Reference
Kroomen, he squatted amidships, armed with a musket and cutlass!. From Wordnik.com. [Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver] Reference
Opposed to the service cutlass, the sailor's emergency weapon was but. From Wordnik.com. [The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore] Reference
And the old man clapped his paw on the cutlass he usually wore by his side. From Wordnik.com. [The Comical Creatures from Wurtemberg Second Edition] Reference
Young Glory was in the front of the battle, laying about him with his cutlass. From Wordnik.com. [Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser A Brave Fight Against Odds] Reference
Arthur, Max trimmed off the branches with his cutlass, and prepared them for use. From Wordnik.com. [The Island Home] Reference
His fierce mustachios, jersey, boots and cutlass made him a terrifying sight, while his. From Wordnik.com. [The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918] Reference
Sigurd Swinehead came first and had a red targe, but in his other hand he held a cutlass. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Burnt Njal: the great Icelandic tribune, jurist, and counsellor] Reference
Young Glory had obtained another cutlass, and Dan had relieved himself of his remaining foe. From Wordnik.com. [Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser A Brave Fight Against Odds] Reference
When he had arrived at Mecca he presented to his father the cutlass still stained with blood. From Wordnik.com. [Malayan Literature] Reference
Decater immediately attacked the Tripolitan commander, who was armed with a spear and cutlass. From Wordnik.com. [Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities.] Reference
I therefore kept my thoughts to myself, and grasping my cutlass, prepared for what was to follow. From Wordnik.com. [The Island Home] Reference
One after another the leading men in the Spanish ranks were shot down and killed with the cutlass. From Wordnik.com. [Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser A Brave Fight Against Odds] Reference
With his revolver in his left hand he held a cutlass in his right, and every blow that he gave told. From Wordnik.com. [Cord and Creese] Reference
"An 'that spalpeen slipped, too!" laughed Dan, as he cut a Spaniard down with a furious blow from his cutlass. From Wordnik.com. [Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser A Brave Fight Against Odds] Reference
"Shure, it's meself's the boy to do it!" cried Dan, handing his six-shooter and cutlass to a comrade as he spoke. From Wordnik.com. [Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser A Brave Fight Against Odds] Reference
His resolution thus confirmed, he bound his handkerchief over his eyes and directed his cutlass against his sister's neck. From Wordnik.com. [Malayan Literature] Reference
He was severely injured in many places, and one of his arms had been nearly severed from his body by the stroke of a cutlass. From Wordnik.com. [American Prisoners of the Revolution] Reference
Brooks, which penetrated his belly, another made a cut at Mr. Luttrell, who parried it off with a cutlass, and ran to the boat. From Wordnik.com. [Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities.] Reference
Instantly three Spaniards threw themselves on the sentry, tearing his rifle from his hands, and taking his cutlass from his side. From Wordnik.com. [Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser A Brave Fight Against Odds] Reference
My belief is that there was no poison; but the severe cutlass and arquebus wounds, and the extreme cold, were the cause why so many died. From Wordnik.com. [The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology)] Reference
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