ankus
Americannoun
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of ankus
1885–90; < Hindi; akin to angle 2
Example Sentences
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Then I shall sit on thy neck, O Kala Nag, with a silver ankus, and men will run before us with golden sticks, crying, `Room for the King's elephant!'
From The Jungle Book by Kipling, Rudyard
He had thrown off his driver and the ankus hung from him as he ran.
From Twenty-Two Goblins by Ryder, Arthur William
On he came, amid a rising roar of approval, Speed in gorgeous robes perched on high, 295 ankus raised.
From The Maids of Paradise by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
This surprised Dermont, for an elephant's skull is so thick that a blow even from the ankus or iron goad used to drive it, is scarcely felt.
From The Elephant God by Casserly, Gordon
SEE Richards, Harvey D. Sorak and the Sultan's ankus.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1961 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
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