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attaghan

Yataghan \Yat"a*ghan\, n. [Turk. y[=a]t[=a]gh[=a]n.] A long knife, or short saber, common among Mohammedan nations, usually having a double curve, sometimes nearly straight. [Written also ataghan, attaghan.]
--Chaucer.

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attaghan

n. (alternative form of yataghan English)

Usage examples of "attaghan".

One evening, as I was escaping from a coffee-house, after having drawn my attaghan, without having the courage to face my adversary, I received a blow from his weapon which cleft my turban, and cut deeply into my head.