yataghan
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of yataghan
First recorded in 1810–20, yataghan is from the Turkish word yatağan
Example Sentences
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Upon Franklin Roosevelt, the net effect was comparable to that of having his own party toss a yataghan 15 blocks up Pennsylvania Avenue and put it squarely in between his shoulder blades.
From Time Magazine Archive
Only concrete indication of how the President felt with Congress' yataghan in his back last week was a note to Majority Leader Rayburn.
From Time Magazine Archive
Yataghans at 15 Blocks On Franklin Roosevelt's desk, when reporters trooped into his office one day last week, lay a wicked-looking gold-handled seven-inch knife�a "yataghan," presented to him by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had a fine gun, with the stock inlaid with ivory, and carved beautifully; and I, a yataghan, decorated with a jewelled hilt, that was even more valuable than dad’s pipe.
From Tom Finch's Monkey and How he Dined with the Admiral by Anonymous
There were Samurai swords from old Japan, And scimitars from Hindoostan, While the blade of a Turkish yataghan Made a waving streak of vitreous white Upon the wall, in the firelight.
From Sword Blades and Poppy Seed by Lowell, Amy
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