Bible Dictionaries
Bayonet
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. t.) To stab with a bayonet.
(2):
(v. t.) To compel or drive by the bayonet.
(3):
(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.
(4):
(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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bayonet'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/bayonet.html. 1828.