nunchaku

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  • The plaintiff was charged under the statute after police found fighting sticks, or nunchaku, in his home. —  The Moderate Voice
  • Guest_fancy feast: and dont be jealous of my nunchaku, coleoptera eater if you see 3 ninja stars headed towards your head, think fast and DUCK Was Joe Vandal here or was that Eagle?? —  Idaho Falls Today! Local Information.
  • That's why we never read reports about bat, knife or nunchaku-wielding maniacs who bust into public places and rack up a dozen victims in minutes. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
  • What is the law regarding carrying concealed nunchaku in Georgia? —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
  • Napoleon Dynamite: You know, like nunchaku skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.
 

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  1. Okinawan Japanese, probably from Chinese (Taiwanese) neng-cak, type of farm implement, equivalent to Chinese (Mandarin) liacaron.gifng, two, paired + Chinese (Mandarin) záo, to dig, digger.
 

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