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kukri
[ kook-ree ]
noun
- a large knife having a heavy curved blade that is sharp on the concave side, used by the Napalese Gurkhas for hunting and combat.
kukri
/ ˈkʊkrɪ /
noun
- a knife with a curved blade that broadens towards the point, esp as used by Gurkhas
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kukri1
First recorded in 1805–15, kukri is from the Hindi word kukṛī
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kukri1
from Hindi
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Example Sentences
One Gurkha made his way into a house, and single-handed captured five Germans, whom he marched off at the point of his kukri.
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With his heavy curved kukri he divides the carcass, hacking through the thick bones with powerful blows.
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All the men and some of the women are armed with the kukri, a heavy-bladed weapon or knife of singular shape.
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He drew his kukri and laid it on the ground beside him, ready for the last grim struggle.
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Harker evidently meant to try the matter, for he had ready his great Kukri knife, and made a fierce and sudden cut at him.
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