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Definition of Barong
1. Noun. A knife resembling a cleaver; used in the Philippines.
Definition of Barong
1. n. A kind of cutting weapon with a thick back and thin razorlike edge, used by the Moros of the Philippine Islands.
Definition of Barong
1. a broad knife [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Barong
Literary usage of Barong
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. With the Tibetans in Tent and Temple: Narrative of Four Years' Residence on by Susie Carson Rijnhart (1901)
"The small district of Shang east of barong is also usually included in the
Ts'aidam, although politically it is distinct. It was given by the Mongol princes ..."
2. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1889)
"Thence I went to Shang, east of barong, a large piece of country, which is governed
by a lama from ..."
3. Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia (1858)
"... and arrived at barong Pulo a little before 2 p. M. close to which the river runs.
Course during the latter part varying E. to SE and estimated for this ..."
4. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1898)
"We were now in the district of Dsun, some 10 miles north of barong. Just south
of barong is another pass called Hato, which runs into the Lhasa road; ..."
5. The Philippine Islands and Their People: A Record of Personal Observation by Dean Conant Worcester (1898)
"To lop off a head, arm, or leg with a barong is merely child's play. The strong
and skilful warrior prides himself on being able to halve an opponent, ..."
6. From Midshipman to Rear-admiral by Bradley Allen Fiske (1919)
"Each Moro had a barong in his belt, and we knew that the practice of a lifetime
makes the Moros very quick with the barong; so much so, that no Moro ever ..."
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