Bayonet

·vt To stab with a bayonet.

II. Bayonet ·vt To compel or drive by the bayonet.

III. 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.

IV. Bayonet ·noun 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 offense and defense.