Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bayonet"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bayonet \Bay"o*net\, n. [F. bayonnette, ba["i]onnette; -- so
called, it is said, because the first bayonets were made at
Bayonne.]
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bayonet \Bay"o*net\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bayoneted}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Bayoneting}.]
1. To stab with a bayonet.
2. To compel or drive by the bayonet.
To bayonet us into submission. --Burke.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bayonet
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
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