tulwar
[ tuhl-wahr, tuhl-wahr ]
noun
any of several Indian sabers.
Origin of tulwar
11825–35; <Hindi talwār, tarwār<Sanskrit taravāri
Words Nearby tulwar
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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.
Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army | Charles Alexander GordonDisdaining 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 FennCharlie, however, drew his pistol, and Hossein took his place with his drawn tulwar by the helmsman.
With Clive in India | G. A. HentyHeads 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
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