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
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
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
He paused, and then, withdrawing one delicate hand from the folds of his caft�n, he pointed to the wall behind Isaacs and me, and said, "What a very singular piece of workmanship is that yataghan!"
From Mr. Isaacs by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
Their uniform is magnificent, consisting of a blue frockcoat and pantaloons covered with silver lace, a Grecian helmet, and a great variety of splendid arms, the yataghan alone costing a thousand rubles.
From Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 by Stephens, John Lloyd
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