yataghan Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a long Turkish knife with a curved blade having a single edge

WordNet


Yat"a*ghan noun
Etymology
Turk. yataghan.
Definitions
  1. A long knife, or short saber, common among Mohammedan nations, usually having a double curve, sometimes nearly straight. Written also ataghan, attaghan. Chaucer.

Webster 1913