curtalax

cur•tal•ax

(ˈkɜr tlˌæks)

n. Archaic.
a cutlass.
[1570–80; variant (by folk etym.) of earlier curtilace, appar. < dial. Italian cortelazo, assimilated variant of Italian coltellaccio hunting knife]
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