cutlas
Example Sentences
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"Hot work," said the Englishman coolly, putting down his rifle and taking up a revolver and a cutlas.
From The Pirate of Panama A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure by Raine, William MacLeod
Thrusting the cutlas beneath his belt, he clutched a handful of the black dust.
From Isle of the Undead by Eshbach, Lloyd Arthur
"Whet your tusks, lads, here's the blessed manna!" squealed Caliban, a hunchbacked terror, who kept his maimed carcass secure by virtue of his viperish temper, coupled with an uncanny skill of the cutlas.
From The Pirate Woman by Dingle, Aylward Edward
Then with his cutlas he struck a spark and ignited his threads, carefully nursing the tiny flame until he could find a dry stick.
From The Pirate Woman by Dingle, Aylward Edward
"Your cutlas did it at the pilot-house, sir."
From The Pirate of Panama A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure by Raine, William MacLeod
