tulwar

[ tuhl-wahr, tuhl-wahr ]

noun
  1. any of several Indian sabers.

Origin of tulwar

1
1825–35; <Hindi talwār, tarwār<Sanskrit taravāri

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How to use tulwar in a sentence

  • In one of these an officer received a tulwar cut which severed an artery.

  • Disdaining to jump he came down slowly, and faced Mowbray without laying hand on the pistol or jeweled tulwar he carried.

    The Great Mogul | Louis Tracy
  • “Bit of a chop from a tulwar,” replied Drummond, touching his bandaged arm lightly.

    Fix Bay'nets | George Manville Fenn
  • Charlie, however, drew his pistol, and Hossein took his place with his drawn tulwar by the helmsman.

    With Clive in India | G. A. Henty
  • Heads cracked beneath the fall of staves, and red blood spurted from a knife thrust or the cut of a tulwar.

    The Three Sapphires | W. A. Fraser