cut ‧ lass /ˈkʌtləs/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: coutelas , from Old French coutel 'knife' , from Latin cultellus ]
a short sword with a curved blade, used by ↑ sailor s or ↑ pirate s in the past
cut ‧ lass /ˈkʌtləs/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: coutelas , from Old French coutel 'knife' , from Latin cultellus ]
a short sword with a curved blade, used by ↑ sailor s or ↑ pirate s in the past
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012