YATAGHAN


Meaning of YATAGHAN in English

/yat"euh gan', -geuhn/ ; Turk. /yah'tah gahn"/ , n.

a Turkish saber having a doubly curved blade, concave toward the hilt, and a hilt with a prominent pommel and no guard.

Also, ataghan, yatagan .

[ 1810-20; yatagan ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .