cutlass

Meanings

Plural: cutlasses

Noun

a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors
a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors
A short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge; once used by sailors when boarding an enemy ship.
A similarly shaped tool; a machete.

Verb

To cut back (vegetation) with a cutlass.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French coutelas, from Old French coutel (“knife”) + -as (augmentative suffix).

Synonyms

cutlas, cuttoe, hanger, short sabre

Scrabble Score: 9

cutlass is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
cutlass is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cutlass is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

cutlass is a valid Words With Friends word