lathi
or la·thee
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
Origin of lathi
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How to use lathi in a sentence
If you shoot one in such a locality the villagers have a disagreeable way of turning out en masse, armed with lathis.
Jungle Folk | Douglas DewarThe remainder stood firm, grasping their lathis in a manner that showed the fighting instinct to be strong, even in the Bengali.
In Clive's Command | Herbert StrangHe saw in the distance a group of at least half-a-dozen men approaching, all carrying lathis except one, who had a matchlock.
Barclay of the Guides | Herbert StrangTowards evening, Bipin Babu was out for a walk attended by two or three retainers armed with lathis.
Mashi and Other Stories | Rabindranath TagoreThere were some twenty men armed with matchlocks, and forty with swords and lathis.
In Clive's Command | Herbert Strang
British Dictionary definitions for lathi
/ (ˈlɑːtɪ) /
a long heavy wooden stick used as a weapon in India, esp by the police
Origin of lathi
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