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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bayonet \Bay"o*net\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bayoneted}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Bayoneting}.]
     1. To stab with a bayonet.
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     2. To compel or drive by the bayonet.


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              To bayonet us into submission.        --Burke.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bayonet \Bay"o*net\, n. [F. bayonnette, ba["i]onnette; -- so
     called, it is said, because the first bayonets were made at
     Bayonne.]
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     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.
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     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.
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     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.
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     {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.
  
     {bayonet mount}, (photography) a coupling mechanism for
        attaching removable lenses to the body of a camera, using
        a {bayonet socket}.
  
     {bayonet socket}, a coupling mechanism for attaching matching
        cylindrical parts to each other, where each of which has
        an arced L-shaped slot with the longer side perpendicular
        to the axis of the cylinder, such that the slots slide
        inside each other. There is also usually a knoblike
        projection on the mount so that when the two parts to be
        connected are fully inserted in proper alignment, they are
        locked in place. It is designed for rapid coupling and
        decoupling, requiring the turning of one part through only
        a small arc, in place of a screw-type arrangement, which
        requires several full turns.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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
       [also: {bayonetting}, {bayonetted}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  20 Moby Thesaurus words for "bayonet":
     dagger, dirk, dudgeon, impale, knife, lance, pierce, plunge in,
     poniard, run through, saber, spear, spike, spit, stab, stick,
     stiletto, sword, transfix, transpierce
  
  

















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