n. & v.
--n.
1. a stabbing blade attachable to the muzzle of a rifle.
2 an electrical or other fitting engaged by being pushed into a socket and twisted.
--v.tr. (bayoneted, bayoneting) stab with a bayonet.
Etymology: F ba{iuml}onnette, perh. f. Bayonne in SW France, where they were first made