fascine knife

名词 n.
英 /fəˈsiːn ˌnaɪf/|/fæ-/|/fəˈsiːn ˌnaɪvz/    美 /fəˈsin ˌnaɪf/|/fəˈsin ˌnaɪvz/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A large, heavy knife or short sword used by 17th- to 19th-century artillery and infantry soldiers as a sidearm and a tool for cutting fascines (“cylindrical bundles of small sticks of wood, used for strengthening purposes”) and other things. historical
    — 2000 Canteens. 600 Camp Kettles. 200 Fascine Knives. […] It is to be presumed the troops will be provided with these articles.

词形变化

fascine knives plural

词源

From fascine + knife, from one use of such knives which was to cut wood for fascines and gabions (“cylindrical wicker baskets or cages filled with earth or stones and used in fortifications, etc.”).
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