bay·o·net
ˈbā-ə-nət 
-ˌnet,
ˌbā-ə-ˈnet
: a steel blade attached at the muzzle end of a shoulder arm (such as a rifle) and used in hand-to-hand combat
bayoneted also bayonetted; bayoneting also bayonetting
: to use a bayonet
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 May 2024
At one point, his online store, Forbidden Apparel, offered a rather ornate Shaman American flag featuring an image of Jacob in full regalia superimposed onto the Stars and Stripes, his mouth open mid-chant, his staff with stainless-steel finial gleaming like a bayonet.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
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Noun
His oil painting depicts a half-nude woman carrying a French flag in one hand and a musket with a bayonet in the other.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 May 2024
At one point, his online store, Forbidden Apparel, offered a rather ornate Shaman American flag featuring an image of Jacob in full regalia superimposed onto the Stars and Stripes, his mouth open mid-chant, his staff with stainless-steel finial gleaming like a bayonet.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
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“Bayonet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bayonet. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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