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A dagger or short sword used by the Malays, commonly having a serpentine blade.

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  1. n. A dagger or short sword used by the Malays, commonly having a serpentine blade.
  2. n. a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
  3. A dagger or short sword used by the Malays, commonly having a serpentine blade. [Written also crease and kris.] From a Malayan creese to a sailor's jackknife. Julian Hawthorne.
  4. A dagger or short sword used by the Malays, commonly having aserpentine blade. [Written also crease and kris.]From a Malayan creese to a sailor's jackknife. Julian Hawthorne.
  5. n a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade