yataghan
noun
a Turkish saber having a doubly curved blade, concave toward the hilt, and a hilt with a prominent pommel and no guard.
yatagan
-
a variation of
yataghan.
Example Sentences
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She saw in the girdle an empty scabbard for a yatagan elaborately covered with brilliants.
From The Prince of India — Volume 01 by Lewis Wallace
When you ventured through the small rotunda, Was there no yatagan to shave your cheek?
From L'Aiglon by Edmond Rostand
