Sentence:  The road seemed animated with a few more wagons than usual ; a carriage raising up the choking June dust , and beyond , in a meadow , a local militia company drilling with muskets , Kentuck ' rifles , every kind of horse pistol , old sword , or <WSD>cutlass</WSD> . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors