Casse-tete

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

  Casse-tete \Casse`-t[^e]te"\ (k[.a]s`t[=a]t"), n. [F., fr.
     casser to break (see 2d {Quash}) + t[^e]te head.]
     A small war club, esp. of savages; -- so called because of
     its supposed use in crushing the skull.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Cassette