Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as guloc.

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Examples

  • To warm up, Guru decided that we needed to work on short-sword ours is called a golok -- which is machete-length, though generally with a slightly-curved edge.

    Thumper Rabbit's Daddy's Dictum Steve Perry 2007

  • The pamor in the short golok above is called buntel mayit.

    Silat Stuff Steve Perry 2007

  • Learn how to use a machete, you can use a similar-sized golok.

    Silat Stuff Steve Perry 2007

  • That damascus on the golok a few posts back was beautiful.

    That's not a knife, THIS is a knife ... Steve Perry 2007

  • The golok is for twating the LMG gunner when he f*cks up and shoots at the Dyaks.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • The golok is for twating the LMG gunner when he f*cks up and shoots at the Dyaks.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • The golok is for twating the LMG gunner when he f*cks up and shoots at the Dyaks.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • a _kriss_; but the only arm they carry nowadays is a _golok_, or straight piece of iron with a handle and sheath, used for lopping off boughs and cutting wood.

    A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore 1898

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