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  1. 1. n. 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 offense and defense. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. 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. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To stab with a bayonet. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To compel or drive by the bayonet. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon Source: wordnet
  6. 6. v. stab or kill someone with a bayonet Source: wordnet
  7. 7. 1. (Mil.) 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 offense and defense. Note: Originally, the bayonet was made with a handle, which required to be fitted into the bore of the musket after the soldier had fired. 2. (Mach.) 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. Bayonet clutch. See Clutch. -- Bayonet joint, a form of coupling similar to that by which a bayonet is fixed on the barrel of a musket. Knight. 1. To stab with a bayonet. 2. To compel or drive by the bayonet. To bayonet us into submission. Burke. Source: webster
  8. 8. A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle ofa musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means ofoffense and defense. Source: adambom
  9. 9. n:100 n. a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon v. stab or kill someone with a bayonet Source: ecdict

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