couteau

[ koo-toh ]

/ kuˈtoʊ /

a knife, especially a large double-edged one formerly carried as a weapon.

Origin of couteau

1670–80; < French; Old French coutel < Latin cultellus; see cultellus

cousinly, cousinry, cousteau, cousy, couta, couteau, couter, couth, couthie, coutil, couture

This was crossed by another shoulder belt, to which was hung a hunting knife, or couteau de chasse.

Quentin Durward |Sir Walter Scott
A curiously-formed ridge—a couteau des prairies, on a small scale—traversed the plain from east to west.

Harper's New Monthly Magazine |Various
The next moment, the flashing blade of the couteau chasse tore his abdomen, and his smoking entrails rolled upon the ground.

Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea |James O. Brayman
With the couteau croche, the crooked knife of the North, Dick laboured slowly, fashioning with care the long tamarack strips.

The Silent Places |Steward Edward White

Among these was a couteau de chasse, with a double-barrelled pistol in a handle of jade.

Pickle the Spy |Andrew Lang

couteau

/ (kuːˈtəʊ) /

a large two-edged knife used formerly as a weapon

C17: from Old French coutel, from Latin cultellus a little knife, from culter knife, ploughshare