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"Villain, art thou the son of Tamburlaine, And fear’st to die, or with a curtle-axe To hew thy flesh, and make a gaping wound?"
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"’Twas a cutlass swipe, or an ounce of lead, Or a yawing hole in a battered head—"
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A cutlass is a short, broad sabre or slashing sword with a straight or slightly curved blade sharpened on the cutting edge and a hilt often featuring a solid cupped or basket-shaped guard. It was a common naval weapon during the Age of Sail.
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"A gallant curtle-axe upon my thigh,"
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"... Darkness and empty chairs, This was the port that Alexander Home Had come to with his useless cutlass-wounds And tales of Cook, and half-a-crown a day—"
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