sztuciec

Etymology
, from meaning a “support” and also “stub”, and thus a “sawed-off weapon” (today only the “stub” and “weapon” sense is a masculine  while the “support” sense is a feminine ). For the semantic development, compare, which also meant a “sheath where cutlery is kept” and now means “cutlery” itself; on the other hand, 🇨🇬 could mean a “support strut” and thus also a “fork”.

Noun

 * 1)  any sheath where certain tools are kept at hand
 * 2)  sawed-off shotgun
 * 3) piece of silverware
 * 4)  cutlery, silverware
 * 1) piece of silverware
 * 2)  cutlery, silverware