ankus

American  

[ang-kuhs, uhng-kuhsh] / ˈæŋ kəs, ˈʌŋ kəʃ /

noun

• ankus,
  plural
• ankuses
  plural

1. an elephant goad of India with a spike and a hook at one end.

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ankus British  

/ ˈæŋkəs /

noun

1. a stick used, esp in India, for goading elephants

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• ankus
  plural
• ankuses
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of ankus

1885–90; < Hindi; akin to angle ²

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Example Sentences

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ankus

Ah, Sahib," said Ahmed, resting his ankus or goad on the skull of his mount, "there is said to be another prisoner in the palace prison.

From The Adventures of Kathlyn by Harold MacGrath

If the paths that he had followed were sometimes tortuous, along many of them he had been guided by the ankus of that mahout in whose directions his faith had taught him to confide.

From Mount Music by Martin Ross

Deesa handed Chihun the heavy ankus, the iron elephant-goad.

From The Kipling Reader Selections from the Books of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling

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 Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

He had thrown off his driver and the ankus hung from him as he ran.

From Twenty-Two Goblins by Arthur William Ryder

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