Yataghan

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Yataghan \Yat"a*ghan\, n. [Turk. y[=a]t[=a]gh[=a]n.]
     A long knife, or short saber, common among Mohammedan
     nations, usually having a double curve, sometimes nearly
     straight. [Written also {ataghan}, {attaghan}.] --Chaucer.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  yataghan
       n : a long Turkish knife with a curved blade having a single
           edge