cutlas
Example Sentences
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Even Pearse fell under the spell of fierce action; his rapier played among the heavier strokes of cutlas and broad-knife like summer lightning.
From The Pirate Woman by Dingle, Aylward Edward
"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
"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
They hurried through the corridors toward the stairway, with Cliff holding the cutlas in readiness.
From Isle of the Undead by Eshbach, Lloyd Arthur
Thrusting the cutlas beneath his belt, he clutched a handful of the black dust.
From Isle of the Undead by Eshbach, Lloyd Arthur
