ankus
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of ankus
1885–90; < Hindi; akin to angle 2
Example Sentences
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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)
Deesa handed Chihun the heavy ankus, the iron elephant- goad.
From Life's Handicap by Kipling, Rudyard
All trumpeted shrilly, some planted their forefeet firmly and refused to advance, others turned and stampeded, despite the heavy blows showered on them with the iron ankus by the enraged mahouts.
From Life in an Indian Outpost by Casserly, Gordon
As the holder of the ankus checks the furious elephant, Now with wisdom I'll restrain it, guide it wholly to my bent.
From The Buddha's Path of Virtue A Translation of the Dhammapada by Woodward, Frank Lee
If the paths that he had followed were sometimes tortuous, along many of them he had been guided by the ankus of that mahout in whose directions his faith had taught him to confide.
From Mount Music by Ross, Martin
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