| 词汇 | bayonet |
| 词源 | bayonet. Originally a short dagger, the bayonet almost cer- tainly takes its name from Bayonne in southwestern France, where it was first made in the early 17th century. The word is first recorded, meaning “dagger,” in 1611, and first cited mean- ing “a dagger attached to a musket” in 1674. |
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