lathi
or la·thee
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
Origin of lathi
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How to use lathi in a sentence
He picked up his lathi—a five-foot male-bamboo ringed with bands of polished iron—and flourished it in the air.
Kim | Rudyard KiplingThe boys are also taught asanas (postures), sword and lathi (stick) play, and jujitsu.
Autobiography of a YOGI | Paramhansa YoganandaHe snatched a long lathi from one of the Bengalis and rushed up the slope to the hackeri nearest the nullah.
In Clive's Command | Herbert StrangAnd lo, beneath the portico, I found a lathi and a rope with a hook at the end, and I wondered with a great wonderment.
Barclay of the Guides | Herbert StrangHave we got even a lathi with which we can defend our hearths and homes?
India for Indians | C. R. (Chittaranjan) Das
British Dictionary definitions for lathi
/ (ˈlɑːtɪ) /
a long heavy wooden stick used as a weapon in India, esp by the police
Origin of lathi
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