curtalax

curtalax
/kerr"tl aks'/, n. Archaic.
cutlass.
Also, curtle ax.
[1570-80; var. (by folk etym.) of earlier curtilace, appar. < dial. It cortelazo, assimilated var. of It coltellaccio hunting knife, equiv. to coltell(o) ( < L; see CULTELLUS) + -accio n. suffix. See CUTLASS]

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  • curtle ax — noun see curtal ax * * * /kerr tl/ curtalax …   Useful english dictionary

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