yataghan

American  

[yat-uh-gan, -guhn, yah-tah-gahn] / ˈyæt əˌgæn, -gən, ˌyɑ tɑˈgɑn /

Also ataghan or yatagan

noun

1. a Turkish saber having a doubly curved blade, concave toward the hilt, and a hilt with a prominent pommel and no guard.

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yataghan British  

/ ˈjætəɡən /

noun

1. a Turkish sword with a curved single-edged blade

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Etymology

Origin of yataghan

First recorded in 1810–20, yataghan is from the Turkish word yatağan

Example Sentences

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.

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He was armed with a pair of enormous pistols and a yataghan, and was, altogether, a formidable fellow to look upon.

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One day his eldest brother—he had five, of whom two were working in the mines of Siberia—had ordered him to take his yataghan, to get on horseback, and follow him.

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The greater part were armed with daggers and Turkish yataghans, sling-shots, Tartar sabres, and with horse-skulls fastened to oak clubs with cords.

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A mantel-piece of black marble, and a collection of pistols and scimitars, swords and yataghans—especially yataghans—glimmering and flashing in the firelight.

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