The short-bladed type of this 7-letter South American item is used to cut sugar cane
[DOC] [TLE] Cutlass - Wikipedia [PAR] A cutlass is a short, broad sabre or slashing sword, with a straight or slightly 
curved blade sharpened on the cutting edge, and a ... Woodsmen and soldiers in 
the 17th and 18th centuries used a similar short and ... in rain forest and 
sugarcane areas, such as the Caribbean and Central America.