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- noun Plural form of
kukri .
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Examples
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Anyway, that is what most people know about kukris, that they are capable of massive chops.
When What We Think We Know, Is Actually Wrong at SF Novelists 2009
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He said he participated in several infantry actions, including hand-to-hand combat in which he and other Gurkhas killed with kukris.
Dr Gyi 2010
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How did he become involved with a procession coming panting up Mintri Road led by young men holding their kukris aloft and shouting, Jai Gorkha
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Specifically in Baudha the ANNISU-R activities displayed weapons like kukris and knifes challenging the police force and law system.
Students��� vandalized government property fighting politics part -2 2008
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The executions went quickly when done by Patagonians wielding their kukris.
Our American King David Lozell martin 2007
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They traded their machetes for kukris, which they learned to make for themselves because everywhere in Mexico there was a surplus of old truck springs.
Our American King David Lozell martin 2007
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Our Patagonians knew nothing of Gurkhas and kukris but immediately recognized this weapon as brilliant in design, deadly in intent.
Our American King David Lozell martin 2007
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Our Patagonians knew nothing of Gurkhas and kukris but immediately recognized this weapon as brilliant in design, deadly in intent.
Our American King David Lozell martin 2007
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These nine surviving Patagonians quickly became Gurkha-like in their talents with kukris.
Our American King David Lozell martin 2007
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The Patagonians spent several weeks becoming accustomed to their kukris.
Our American King David Lozell martin 2007
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