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Definition of bayonet:
(n) :
(Weapon) A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means of offence and defence. Originally, the bayonet was made with a handle, which required to be fitted into the bore of the musket after the soldier had fired; (Machinery) 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
"1786: Fig. 3. Its bayonet, to be fixed by sticking the handle into the muzzle of the musquet. — Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page xvi."
"to bayonet us into submission. Burke."
Definition of bayonet:
(n) :
(Weapon) A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means of offence and defence. Originally, the bayonet was made with a handle, which required to be fitted into the bore of the musket after the soldier had fired; (Machinery) 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
"1786: Fig. 3. Its bayonet, to be fixed by sticking the handle into the muzzle of the musquet. — Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page xvi."
"to bayonet us into submission. Burke."