"curtle-axe" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: curtle-axes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} curtle-axe (plural curtle-axes)
  1. Obsolete form of cutlass. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: cutlass
    Sense id: en-curtle-axe-en-noun-7Rx3szMb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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