短刀，刀的一种。短刀的刀身相对长于于刀柄（刀把），刀柄只可一手或两只手执之。单刃有单刀和双刀之分。单刀有斩马刀、柳叶刀、朴刀、雁翎刀、大环刀等，单刀一般为单使，也有与其他兵器一起使用的，如单刀加鞭、刀牌等。单刀一般式样较大，重量也大。双刀为二刀并 用，其式样和重量都较单刀为小。双刀有鸳鸯刀等。
short sword ; tanto ; dagger ; coutel ; snickersnee ; whinger ; cutlass
弓箭民兵装备战弓和短刀，由当地平民编练成军，负责城市防御。
Armed with a bow and knife these troops are made up of locals who have been organised to defend their town.
“这可是好钢啊，”他又重复了一遍，一边端详着那把令人生畏的短刀。
That's a good bit of steel, repeated he, examining his formidable stiletto.
他擦了擦短刀的柄，又活动了一下鞘里的刀身，在我们等待的时间里，他不断地咽口水，就好像我们通常说的有什么东西卡在喉咙里似的。
He cleared the hilt of his cutlass and loosened the blade in the sheath; and all the time we were waiting there he kept swallowing as if he felt what we used to call a lump in the throat.
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