ankus
Americannoun
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ankus,
plural
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ankuses
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of ankus
1885–90; < Hindi; akin to angle 2
Example Sentences
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Deesa handed Chihun the heavy ankus, the iron elephant-goad.
From The Kipling Reader Selections from the Books of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling
When at last we got her near Dundora, the latter's mahout, viciously belabouring her thick skull with the ankus, told us that the cause of her fright was only a small pariah dog.
From Life in an Indian Outpost by Gordon Casserly
I spoke to him, scratched his neck with the ankus, but he would not stop.
From Kari the Elephant by Dhan Gopal Mukerji
He had thrown off his driver and the ankus hung from him as he ran.
From Twenty-Two Goblins by Arthur William Ryder
But his keeper gently pricked him with a sharp hook, called an "ankus," and to get away from the prick, which was like the bite of a big fly, Umboo stepped out and walked away.
From Umboo, the Elephant by Howard Roger Garis
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