ankus
Americannoun
plural
ankus, ankusesnoun
Etymology
Origin of ankus
1885–90; < Hindi; akin to angle 2
Example Sentences
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When he reached the top of the steps no amount of whacking with the ankus could make him turn to the right and follow the city street.
From Caves of Terror by Mundy, Talbot
On he came, amid a rising roar of approval, Speed in gorgeous robes perched on high, 295 ankus raised.
From The Maids of Paradise by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
When at last we got her near Dundora, the latter's mahout, viciously belabouring her thick skull with the ankus, told us that the cause of her fright was only a small pariah dog.
From Life in an Indian Outpost by Casserly, Gordon
Then I shall sit on thy neck, O Kala Nag, with a silver ankus, and men will run before us with golden sticks, crying, `Room for the King's elephant!'
From The Jungle Book by Kipling, Rudyard
Speed swallowed the last crumb of his sandwich, wiped his hands on his handkerchief, and shoved them into his shabby pockets; the ankus dangled from his wrist.
From The Maids of Paradise by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
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