tulwar
[tuhl-wahr, tuhl-wahr]
- any of several Indian sabers.
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Origin of tulwar
1825–35; < Hindi talwār, tarwār < Sanskrit taravāri
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Take your pistols and tulwar, and bring another sword for me.
At the Point of the BayonetG. A. Henty
The Turk gave a shout of triumph, flourished his tulwar, and came galloping on.
Carry On!Herbert Strang
In one of these an officer received a tulwar cut which severed an artery.
Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the ArmyCharles Alexander Gordon
The tulwar, instead of cleaving his skull, glanced off the sword, and with diminished force bit into his shoulder.
The Disputed V.C.Frederick P. Gibbon
Even his tulwar was buckled to his belt when, in answer to my summons, he stepped forth into the outer chamber.
Tales of DestinyEdmund Mitchell