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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Casse-tête

/(kȧs`tāt")/ · Casse·-tête · IPA
01 n. A small war club, esp. of savages; -- so called because of its supposed use in crushing the skull.
  1. 1.
    A small war club, esp. of savages; -- so called because of its supposed use in crushing the skull.