Bayonet

/ˈbeɪənɛt/ noun, verb

A sharp blade that attaches to the end of a rifle, or to thrust with such a blade.

From French 'baïonnette,' named after the city of Bayonne in France where these weapons were allegedly first manufactured in the 1680s. The name of a place became the name of an object.

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