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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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
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
A sword, or rather a long yataghan, is slung in his girdle; all the Arabs salute him with respect, and press forward to kiss his hand.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 448 Volume 18, New Series, July 31, 1852 by Chambers, William
Claw Cape, bent in the form of a yataghan, tapered away nearly four miles to the southeast.
From The Mysterious Island by Verne, Jules
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