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bayonet

UK /ˈbeɪənɪt/US /ˌbeɪəˈnɛt/

noun 2
verb 2
forms 5

noun2

•
A blade mounted to the end of a long gun, originally with a handle inserted into the bore, now usually attached underbarrel.
- Fig. 3. Its bayonet, to be fixed by sticking the handle into the muzzle of the musquet. — 1786
A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery.

verb2

To stab with a bayonet.
To compel or drive by the bayonet.

forms

bayoneted · bayonetted · bayoneting · bayonetting · bayonets

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