bayonet vs stylet

bayonet

noun
  • A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery. 

  • A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means of offence and defence. Originally, the bayonet was made with a handle, which needed to be fitted into the bore of the musket after the soldier had fired. 

verb
  • To compel or drive by the bayonet. 

  • To stab with a bayonet. 

stylet

noun
  • A slender medical probe or device. 

  • A style of a plant's flower. 

  • A stiff, slender organ of an animal. 

  • An engraving tool, a stylus. 

  • A poniard or stiletto. 

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