ankus
Americannoun
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 Life's Handicap by Kipling, Rudyard
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
Mr. Sorber went up to her, tossing the ankus to one of his men, and began to pat the trunk which curled up as if in anticipation of a treat.
From The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered by Hill, Grace Brooks
Deesa handed Chihun the heavy ankus, the iron elephant-goad.
From The Kipling Reader Selections from the Books of Rudyard Kipling 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
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