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bayonet

Main Entry:: ¹bay·o·net
Pronunciation:: \ˈbā-ə-nət, -ˌnet, ˌbā-ə-ˈnet\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: French baïonnette, from Bayonne, France
Date:: 1689

: a steel blade attached at the muzzle end of a shoulder arm (as a rifle) and used in hand-to-hand combat

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