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bayonet

[bey-uh-nit, -net, bey-uh-net] / ˈbeɪ ə nɪt, -ˌnɛt, ˌbeɪ əˈnɛt /
VERB
stab
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In fact, the French more or less conquered Southern California, not by the bayonet but by the corkscrew.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025

He was invited by HBO to snoop around sets in New York and earmark items — say, the bayonet sword hanging on the wall of Logan Roy’s office — that should be set aside.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2024

The officers pulled him over on the 500 block of South Capitol Street SW and saw a bayonet and machete inside his truck.

From Washington Times • Sep. 13, 2021

Officers reported they saw a bayonet and machete inside the truck.

From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2021

He’d been full of spit and vinegar about the bayonet the army had given him.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson