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ankus

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an⋅kus

  [ang-kuhs, uhng-kuhsh]
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–noun, plural -kus, -kus⋅es.
an elephant goad of India with a spike and a hook at one end.
Origin:
1885–90; < Hindi; akin to angle 2
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ankus

noun
an elephant goad with a sharp spike and a hook 
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