| Cutlass | n.; pl. Cutlasses [ F. coutelas (cf. It. coltellaccio), augm. fr. L. cuttellus a small knife, dim. of culter knife. See Colter, and cf. Curtal ax. ] A short, heavy, curving sword, used in the navy. See Curtal ax. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| cutlassfish | n. 1. (Zool.) a peculiar, long, thin, marine fish (Trichiurus lepturus) of the southern United States and West Indies, having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp daggerlike teeth; -- called also frostfish, saber fish, silver eel, and, improperly, swordfish; also, several related members of the genus Trichiurus. It is closely related to snake mackerel.
Syn. -- frost fish, frostfish, hairtail. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ] Variants: cutlass fish |
