tulwar
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tulwar
1825–35; < Hindi talwār, tarwār < Sanskrit taravāri
Example Sentences
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It had been many moons since he had met a tulwar.
From The Adventures of Kathlyn by MacGrath, Harold
Every man in the troop carried a shield and tulwar, and on his back was slung a musket or spear; and there were few without pistols in their girdles.
From The Tiger of Mysore A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
How much d'ye think that slash with a tulwar is worth?
From The Mystery of Cloomber by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
Most I met in the interior looked, a little distance off, like perambulating masses of dirty rags; but all, even the filthiest and most ragged, carried a bright, sharp tulwar.
From A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán by De Windt, Harry
It struck in a nasty place, but being, as my old Latin coach said, awfully thick-skulled, the pommel of the tulwar didn’t break through.
From Fix Bay'nets The Regiment in the Hills by Groome, William H. C.
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