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Date: 1600-1700
Language: French
Origin: baïonnette, from Bayonne city in southwest France where it was first made

bayonet

1 noun
     
Related topics: Weapons
bay‧o‧net1 [countable]
PMW a long knife that is fixed to the end of a rifle (=long gun)
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