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YATAGHAN (from Turk. yeitaghan; sometimes spelled in English " attaghan " and " ataghan ")

YATAGHAN (from Turk. yeitaghan; sometimes spelled in See also:
ENGLISH
English " attaghan " and " ataghan ") , the name of a type of See also:

SWORD (0. Eng. sweord; ultimately from an Indo-European root meaning to wound)

sword See also:

COMMON

common to See also:

MAHOMMEDAN

Mahommedan peoples . It has no guard or quillons, but a large and often decorated See also:

POMMEL (through O. Fr. pomel, from a diminutive pomellus of Lat. pomum, fruit, apple)

pommel; its blade has a See also:

double See also:

CURVE (Lat. curvus, bent)

curve on the cutting edge, first See also:

CONCAVE

concave and then See also:

CONVEX

convex; the back is usually straight (see SWORD) .

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