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Definition of Kukri
1. a long, curved knife of Nepal [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kukri
Literary usage of Kukri
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Description of Indian and Oriental Armour: Illustrated from the Collection by Wilbraham Egerton Egerton (1896)
"Nepal. Presented by tho late Sir Jung Bahadur. L. 19 in. ; W. of blade, I li in.
to 2i in. (8689.-'51.) : 318.* SWOB»; "kukri;" bright ..."
2. An Illustrated Handbook of Indian Arms: Being a Classified and Descriptive by Indian Museum, Wilbraham Egerton Egerton (1880)
"SWORD ; " kukri;" bright blade ; hilt of horn ornamented with flowers carved in
... SWORD; "kukri;" bright steel blade; ivory hilt, ornamented with bands of ..."
3. The Reader's Handbook of Allusions, References, Plots and Stories: With Two by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1880)
"... Ort»«Mí Faim (" The kukri." 1743). Kevin (*S/.), ft young man who went to live
on a solitary rock at ..."
4. Tibet & Nepal by Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1905)
"One of the most notable features about a Gurkha is the marvellous skill with
which he handles his heavy-bladed kukri. It may be said that from the days of ..."
5. The Indian Forester (1900)
"... the 11 In in or kukri, shallow wounds, only bark-deep, being made, instead of
the deeply-incised and jagged wounds caused by the last-mentioned tools. ..."
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