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bayonet

1. bay.o.net \'ba--*-n*t, -.net, .ba--*-'net\ n [F bai:onette, fr. Bayonne, 
   France] often attrib  : a steel blade made to be attached at the muzzle end 
   of a shoulder arm an d used in hand-to-hand combat
2. bayonet vb or bay.o.net.ed also bay.o.net.ted;  also bay.o.net.ing;  
   also bay.o.net.ting 1: to stab with a bayonet  2: to compel or drive by or 
   as if by the bayonet  : to use a bayonet