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buzkashi

/ ˌbʊzˈkæʃɪ /

noun

  1. a game played in Aghanistan, in which opposing teams of horsemen strive for possession of the headless carcass of a goat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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At night, I would wait until the rest of the staff left and reboot the system, adjusting to Asian schedules to place live bets on wushu, kabbadi, sepak-takraw, kurash, and buzkashi tournaments.

From Slate

A Herat provincial spokesman said the two bombs went off among civilians at a field used for traditional Afghan games such as mud wrestling and Buzkashi, played on horseback.

Buzkashi, which translates roughly as "goat pulling", has been played for centuries across Central Asia.

From Reuters

Just past the Christmas lights in the window and the Rumi poem by the door are wall-sized paintings of whirling dervishes, and one of turbaned men on thundering horses playing the Afghan national sport of buzkashi.

The portions, which often come with heaps of Kabuli pulau and spicy chutneys, could feed a ravenous buzkashi team.

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