| cutlass kortsvärd, machete
Explanation: Orsaken till att Oldsmobile döpte modellen till Cutlass. Jfr: Fairchild A10 Thenderbolt/SAAB F37 Thunderbolt (Viggen), Ford Thunderbird, Ford Falcon etc
Merriam-Webster:
Main Entry:cutlass
Function:noun
Inflected Form:-es
Etymology:alteration of earlier coutelace, from Middle French coutelas, aug. of coutel knife, from Latin cultellus small knife, diminutive of culter knife * more at COLTER
1 : a short heavy curving cutting sword formerly used by sailors on war vessels
2 : MACHETE
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