How To Use Cutlas In A Sentence
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The crew snarled like roused curs, and some made as if to stand, hands clasping the hilts of cutlasses and swords, daggers and stilettos.
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Three of the Pucelle's heavy guns fired together, their sound almost stunning Sharpe, who was going from gunport to gunport and stabbing at the French with his cutlass.
Sharpe's Trafalgar
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In the literature of the eighteenth century the warrant is inseparably associated with the short, incurvated service sword commonly known as the cutlass or hanger; but in the press-gang prints of the period the gangsmen are generally armed with stout clubs answering to Smollett's
The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore
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The cutlass was a clumsy weapon, but sea fighting was hardly a fine art.
Sharpe's Devil
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As he stood there defenseless, the sailor was about to plunge his cutlass into him for the last time.
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Stripped to a pair of cotton trousers, with a dripping cutlass in one hand and a Colt's revolver in the other, an adventurer at the head of a bunch of dogs as desperate as himself fought his way across the reeking decks of a Chinese junk, to close in single combat with a gigantic one-eyed pirate who stood by the helm with a ring of dead men about him and a great two-handed sword upheaved ....
The Cruise of the Jasper B.
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The plough has not yet reached Pongo-land; the only tools are the erem (little axe for felling), the matchet (a rude cutlass for clearing), the hoe, and a succedaneum for the dibble.
Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo
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The cutlassfishes are characterized by a scaleless, band-shaped body tapering to a slim pointed tail, with one dorsal fin extending the whole length of the body; the anal is also long but is very low.
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She was a robber baroness; she dwelt in a rocky "fastness" -- whatever that was -- surrounded by a crew of outlaws as desperate as any that ever drew cutlass and dagger, and she ruled them not only by native strength of character, but also by the aid of other forces, for she was on friendly terms with the more prominent wood sprites, fairies, and the like, and they brought her wisdom.
Flowing Gold
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We can arm ourselves with guns and shove a cutlass under our car seat.
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Oh, and I caught a bunch of cutlassfish in the lagoon of Puerto Maya on my fly rod.
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Tripolitans to cut away their masts, throw overboard all their cannon, cutlasses, pistols, and other arms; cut their sails to pieces; throw all ammunition into the sea, and, to use a nautical expression, "strip the ship to a girtline.
The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 (of 2)
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The courier and the young banker carried loaded revolvers, and Muscari (with much boyish gratification) buckled on a kind of cutlass under his black cloak.
The Wisdom of Father Brown
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Muscari (with much boyish gratification) buckled on a kind of cutlass under his black cloak.
The Complete Father Brown
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Juan de Lyone's eyes glinted in anticipation as he watched his men, they scattered the deck in no real order, sharpening weapons and fixing cutlasses and daggers to their belts.
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Seamen stepped forward, cutlasses and cudgels raised.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny
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Again, that's great stuff for kids - it's pirates, it's pistols, it's cutlasses, it's galleons and sloops and swords.
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He forced me back along the quarterdeck and up to the main mast, until I had to take refuge by climbing into the rigging and up the ratlines, thrusting and slashing with my cutlass all the while.
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When they had rammed their quarry, or were about to board, the blindfolds were whipped off and oarsmen became pirates again, grabbing their cutlasses and joining in the attack.
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At sea, cutlasses became common issue in the 18th century for most navies and officers were equipped with swords and dirks in much the same way as their military counterparts.
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Moreover, he was clad in a striped Abá-cloak and a burnous, with a steel cutlass by his side and similar gear, while valour shone from his eyes, testifying in favour of him and not in disfavour of him.
The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
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In the pirate's moment of indecision, Kharl struck with an underthrust, and the cutlass spun out of the pirate's hand.
Wellspring of Chaos
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In the literature of the eighteenth century the warrant is inseparably associated with the short, incurvated service sword commonly known as the cutlass or hanger; but in the press-gang prints of the period the gangsmen are generally armed with stout clubs answering to Smollett's
The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore
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I clobbered him with the butt of my cutlass and in no time had the respect of the toughest men in the establishment.
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The scabbard fish, variety of the cutlassfish, is the most highly regarded of the cutlassfish family.
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Sailors' cutlasses, when carried on parade, always are hooked up to a belt.
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Anyway, now I have to wear shoes in the house, because I've already impaled my feet on tiny cutlasses, slipped on miniature cannon balls and "scuttled" a couple of galleons by not watching out where I was walking.
Archive 2007-12-01
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Dogs, cutlasses, stones and cudgels, licensed firearms, if available, everything that's readily at hand should be brought to bear on the situation in defence of a neighbour under criminal attack.
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There is no hand-to-hand fighting, no crash of cannon and flash of cutlass, no sailors drinking grog, no lighted matches held over open powder-magazines.
CHAPTER XLIV
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A sword hanging on slings could be a hindrance, would strike against obstructions, and the cutlass was a handier weapon for what he contemplated.
Hornblower And The Hotspur
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They were clad in brilliantly-painted cloths, and the soldiers were armed with the saw-toothed war-club, the bow and arrows barbed and poisoned with the juice of the euphorbium, the cutlass, the “sima,” a long sabre (also with saw-like teeth), and some small battle-axes.
Five Weeks in a Balloon
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That's right, I'm talking about the correct use of broadswords, backswords, sabers, cutlasses, & spadroons.
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Picking up a long pole with a hooked end, a farmer plucks down a pod and cleaves it open with a cutlass.
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He saw no imminent danger, looked back to the right, flicked the blade up into the pikeman's face, looked front again, then shoulder-charged the pikeman, driving him back so that he fell against a cannon and Sharpe could raise the cutlass and, with both hands, drive it down into the man's belly.
Sharpe's Trafalgar
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Another, a "parcel of fellows armed with cutlasses like a pressgang," appeared at Dublin in 1743, where they boldly entered public-houses on pretence of looking for sailors, and there extorted money and drink.
The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore
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Again, that's great stuff for kids - it's pirates, it's pistols, it's cutlasses, it's galleons and sloops and swords.
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Let me just find my silver cutlass, and fill my stomach!
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At the call the boarders gathered, naked to the waist, black with powder and spattered with blood, cutlas and pistol in hand.
Hero Tales from American History
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At sea, cutlasses became common issue in the 18th century for most navies and officers were equipped with swords and dirks in much the same way as their military counterparts.
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Now that his show has been suspended, unemployed Chris has picked up his cutlass and is looking for a work.
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For example, you use lumber for buildings and ships, iron ore for cutlasses and muskets, and sugarcane for rum.
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Cloth, bamboo, calabash, cutlass, wood, metal, and many other materials can be used by the Grenadian artist as painting surfaces.
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I only managed to escape by battling my way out of prison with a whittled down toothbrush for a cutlass and grenades fashioned from moist prison socks.
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There came in with the man a kind of waft of the sea as he threw off his great-coat and clattered his cutlass in a corner -- a fine figure of
The McBrides A Romance of Arran
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Sometimes, during periods of heavy fishing pressure when dozens of boats are slow-trolling live menhaden, anglers trolling dead cutlassfish do exceptionally well since the trolled offerings stand out.
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They were clad in brilliantly-painted cloths, and the soldiers were armed with the saw-toothed war-club, the bow and arrows barbed and poisoned with the juice of the euphorbium, the cutlass, the “sima,” a long sabre (also with saw-like teeth), and some small battle-axes.
Five Weeks in a Balloon
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Peg legs, black swats, parrots, hooks, pigtails, grog, cutlasses - he has got it all.
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The Frenchmen had been snatching boarding pikes from their racks about the mainmast, while others held axes or cutlasses, but one carronade forward and one aft provided a tangling crossfire that destroyed the boarding party.
Sharpe's Trafalgar
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The whole crew appeared consecutively on deck, loading old muskets and pistols, brandishing cutlasses; a few were already busy heaving the cumbersome cannons from their storage unit.
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They cheered, drawing their swords and cutlasses.
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Consequently, anyone having reason to carry a cutlass or similar instrument in any public place is reminded to ensure that it is carried in a sheath or other covering.
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They use pikes and heavy cutlasses in a practical, serious manner.
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Our blades met, and he slid his thick cutlass along the length of my sword so that they were hilt-to-hilt.
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Around his wide waist was a braided leather belt which held the usual pirate's weapons of a cutlass and pistol as well as an ax and two smaller daggers.
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They use pikes and heavy cutlasses in a practical, serious manner.
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He deactivated the beam cutlass and slid full clips into his pistols.
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Cannon, cutlasses and pistols, as well as naval dress of the period are studiously copied as, of course, is Sir Francis Haddock's ship, which is largely based on models and plans of a French third-ranker of the period, Le Brillant.
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The crew snarled like roused curs, and some made as if to stand, hands clasping the hilts of cutlasses and swords, daggers and stilettos.
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Yet I was lost in the haze of the impending battle, my eyes fazed and bedazzled by the brilliant flash of swords and cutlasses.
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A man armed with a firearm and cutlass then stormed the house and announced a hold-up.
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He spun, blocking an axe with the scabbard while the long sword decapitated a lich with a cutlass.
Lord of the Isles
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During his acceptance speech, a skinny looking guy dressed as a pirate will run on to the stage wielding a cutlass and a musket - none shall survive.
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National Security information yesterday was that a Tobago diver, assisting in the searches near the murder scene, discovered a cutlass, which is believed to be the murder weapon, as well as a discarded pair of boots, believed to have been worn by the killer, in a nearby lagoon.
TrinidadExpress Today's News
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'Tis International Talk Like A Pirate Day, so ye'd best be puttin' a lively seafarer's tongue betwixt those pearly teeth, if ye don't fancy a cutlass in yer gory tripes.
Arrrr, Me Pretties
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The zombies clearly used to be pirates before they died, as they used cutlasses and daggers - typical pirate weapons.
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The man lunged his cutlass at Sharpe, had it effortlessly parried, saw death in the redcoat's face and so, in desperation, squirmed through a gunport and threw himself down between the ships.
Sharpe's Trafalgar
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Africa, we must be careful not to fall into the trap of lowering our democratic guard thus allowing the undemocratic forces, which always will have a hidden 'cutlass', to do what 'Falsehood' did to
ANC Daily News Briefing
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The pirate back-handed him with his cutlass, serving up a mighty blow to the older man's jaw.
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I could start carrying a cutlass or rapier around for good measure, and cultivate a fine waxed moustache and goatee while wearing a bandanna on my head.
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The Sea Cadets followed the New Trafalgar Dispatch throughout its journey, providing bands, honour guards, hornpipe dancers and club and cutlass swinging at numerous locations along the way.
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The crew snarled like roused curs, and some made as if to stand, hands clasping the hilts of cutlasses and swords, daggers and stilettos.
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Atlantic cutlassfish, or ribbonfish as they're more often called in Texas, have no scales.
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The space between the two ports was occupied by a rack, on which were arranged with much taste, a number of richly-embossed arms, pistols, swords, and daggers -- and against the bulkhead was another stand, filled with muskets and cutlasses, brightly polished.
The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea
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Second time was because Alvin, the fellow who comes twice a week to do odd jobs around the house and the yard, chopped his index finger with the cutlass!
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The miles of palmettoes, with leaves glittering like racks of bared cutlasses in the sun, the miles of dark swamp, in which the cypresses seem to wade like dismal club-footed men, the miles of live-oak strung with their sad tattered curtains of
American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home'
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Yet I was lost in the haze of the impending battle, my eyes fazed and bedazzled by the brilliant flash of swords and cutlasses.
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Again, that's great stuff for kids - it's pirates, it's pistols, it's cutlasses, it's galleons and sloops and swords.
