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- n. An Aztec obsidian sword or club.
- n. alternative spelling of maccuahuitl.
Examples
“Obsidian was prized by paleo-indian hunters and it formed the cutting edge of the macuahuitl --- a kind of club-sword -- of the Aztecs.”
“It is not at all clear that the Classic Maya used a macuahuitl (this is noted, however, in Colonial Yucatan after a century of Central Mexican influence), and clubs of any kind are rarely represented in Maya art.”
“The club is, oddly, a macuahuitl, also known by the Caribbean term macana.”
“Pepper slammed a macuahuitl down into the man's ribs.”
“He slapped the macuahuitl he'd gained into the ground thoughtfully.”
“He killed three Azteca with their own macuahuitl on his way out, dashing their brains out against the whitewashed wall with the effective wedge-shaped clubs.”
“In the same breath Pepper fired into the group with his own gun, wading forward through the bewildered Azteca and swinging the macuahuitl in long bone-jarring arcs.”
“Pepper swung the macuahuitl in his left hand up with enough force to smash the nearest warrior's jaw into his skull.”
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