attaghan

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attaghan - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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 \At"ta*ghan\ ([a^]t"t[.a]*g[a^]n), n.
     See Yataghan.
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