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lathi

or la·thee

[lah-tee]
noun Indian English.
  1. a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
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Origin of lathi

First recorded in 1840–50, lathi is from the Hindi word lāthī
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Examples from the Web for lathi

Historical Examples

  • Have we got even a lathi with which we can defend our hearths and homes?

    India for Indians

    C. R. (Chittaranjan) Das

  • He carried a lathi, and in dress and appearance looked like a ryot.

    Barclay of the Guides

    Herbert Strang

  • He picked up his lathi—a five-foot male-bamboo ringed with bands of polished iron—and flourished it in the air.

    Kim

    Rudyard Kipling

  • It shall also be illegal for any male person to carry or be found in possession of an instrument known as a lathi.

  • Stealing along the battlements, he sought for some fissure in which he might plant his lathi.

    Barclay of the Guides

    Herbert Strang

British Dictionary definitions for lathi

lathi

noun
  1. a long heavy wooden stick used as a weapon in India, esp by the police
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Word Origin

Hindi
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