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Machete

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Machete (1/5) Movie CLIP - A Gutsy Jump (2010) HD

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Official Machete Trailer HD

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Machete (2010) Danny Trejo Vs. Steven Seagal

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Machete (2/5) Movie CLIP - God Has Mercy, I Don't (2010) HD

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US couple narrowly escape gang of machete-wielding bandits

A machete is a broad blade used either as an implement like an axe, or in combat like a short sword. The blade is typically 32.5 to 45 centimetres long and usually under 3 millimetres (0.12 in) thick . In the Spanish language, the word is a diminutive form of the word macho, which was used to refer to sledgehammers. In the English language, an equivalent term is matchet, though it is less commonly used. In the English-speaking Caribbean, such as Jamaica, Barbados, Guyana, and Grenada and in Trinidad and Tobago, the term cutlass is used for these agricultural tools.
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