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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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
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
The yataghan I 'm certain you 'll admire; it has the peculiar handle and hilt you 're fond of.
From Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) by Charles James Lever
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 Amy Lowell
And he waved his sharp yataghan before the first mate’s eyes in a way which he did not at all relish, although he took the hint as it was intended.
From Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek by John C. (John Conroy) Hutcheson
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