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creeses

n. (plural of creese English)

Usage examples of "creeses".

They waited only long enough to examine businesslike revolvers and to loosen wavy-bladed creeses in sheaths, then crept into the corridor.

The creeses of the pirates had been steeped in the juice of the pine-apple, which, when fresh applied, is considered as a deadly poison.

They are fierce and treacherous, and their curved knives (or creeses, as they call them) are sharp and deadly poisoned.

No resistance was now offered, and the Ternates tore down the burning palisades, and forced their way into the intrenchment, and with their scimitars and creeses put to death all who had been so unfortunate as not to take refuge in the citadel.

On the walls, over the doors, on the ceiling, were swords, daggers, Malay creeses, maces, battle-axes.