теса́к — meaning in English

English meaning

• cutlass noun A short sword with a curved blade, historically used by sailors.
• knife noun A tool with a flat, usually metal blade sharpened along one edge and fixed to a handle, used for cutting.

Senses

теса́к is used for these senses in English:

• cutlass (nautical) A short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge; once used by sailors when boarding an enemy ship.
• fascine knife (military, weapon, historical) A large, heavy knife or short sword used by 17th- to 19th-century artillery and infantry soldiers as a sidearm and a tool for cutting fascines and other things.
• knife A weapon designed with the aforementioned specifications intended for slashing or stabbing but too short to be called a sword; a dagger.

knife — full definition

1. noun A tool with a flat, usually metal blade sharpened along one edge and fixed to a handle, used for cutting.
2. verb To stab or cut someone with a knife.
3. verb To betray someone, especially a political ally.

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