Cutlass vs. Sword — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Cutlass and Sword
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Cutlass
A cutlass is a short, broad sabre or slashing sword, with a straight or slightly curved blade sharpened on the cutting edge, and a hilt often featuring a solid cupped or basket-shaped guard. It was a common naval weapon during the early Age of Sail.
Sword
A sword is an edged, bladed weapon intended for manual cutting or thrusting. Its blade, longer than a knife or dagger, is attached to a hilt and can be straight or curved.
Cutlass
A short heavy sword with a curved single-edged blade, once used as a weapon by sailors.
Sword
A handheld weapon consisting typically of a long, straight or slightly curved, pointed blade having one or two cutting edges and set into a hilt.
Cutlass
(Caribbean) A machete.
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Sword
An instrument of death or destruction.
Cutlass
(nautical) A short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge; once used by sailors when boarding an enemy ship.
Sword
The use of force, as in war.
Cutlass
A similarly shaped tool; a machete.
Sword
Military power or jurisdiction.
Cutlass
(transitive) To cut back (vegetation) with a cutlass.
Sword
(weaponry) A long-bladed weapon device with a grip- a hilt (a pommel and cross guard), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack.
Cutlass
A short, heavy, curving sword, used in the navy. See Curtal ax.
Sword
(tarot) A suit in the minor arcana in tarot.
Cutlass
A short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors
Sword
(tarot) A card of this suit.
Sword
(weaving) One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended.
Sword
(heraldry) The weapon, often used as a heraldic charge.
Sword
To stab or cut with a sword
Sword
An offensive weapon, having a long and usually sharp-pointed blade with a cutting edge or edges. It is the general term, including the small sword, rapier, saber, scimiter, and many other varieties.
Sword
Hence, the emblem of judicial vengeance or punishment, or of authority and power.
He [the ruler] beareth not the sword in vain.
She quits the balance, and resigns the sword.
Sword
Destruction by the sword, or in battle; war; dissension.
I came not to send peace, but a sword.
Sword
The military power of a country.
He hath no more authority over the sword than over the law.
Sword
One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended.
Sword
A cutting or thrusting weapon with a long blade
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