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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.


lathi

/ ˈlɑːtɪ /

noun

  1. a long heavy wooden stick used as a weapon in India, esp by the police
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of lathi1

First recorded in 1840–50, lathi is from the Hindi word lāthī
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lathi1

Hindi
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Example Sentences

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

The boys are also taught asanas (postures), sword and lathi (stick) play, and jujitsu.

He snatched a long lathi from one of the Bengalis and rushed up the slope to the hackeri nearest the nullah.

And lo, beneath the portico, I found a lathi and a rope with a hook at the end, and I wondered with a great wonderment.

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

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