bayonet
noun
- bladed weapon designed for attachment to a firearm
verb
- to stab with a bayonet literally or figuratively
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪənɪt/ / /ˈbeɪənɛt/ / /ˌbeɪəˈnɛt/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree French Bayonne Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -etder. French -ette French baïonnetteder. English bayonet From French baïonnette, named after the French town of Bayonne, where the plug bayonet was invented.
- A blade mounted to the end of a long gun, originally with a handle inserted into the bore, now usually attached underbarrel.
“Fig. 3. Its bayonet, to be fixed by sticking the handle into the muzzle of the musquet.”
““Well, the proper way to kill a man with a bayonet is this: First you thrust it in under the ribs—here.””
- A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery.
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree French Bayonne Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -etder. French -ette French baïonnetteder. English bayonet From French baïonnette, named after the French town of Bayonne, where the plug bayonet was invented.
- To stab with a bayonet.
- To compel or drive by the bayonet.
“to bayonet us into a submission”