Casse-tete \Casse`-t[^e]te"\ (k[.a]s`t[=a]t"), n. [F., fr.
casser to break (see 2d {Quash}) + t[^e]te head.]
A small war club, esp. of savages; -- so called because of
its supposed use in crushing the skull.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] Cassette