tulwar

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Some carried a short bent sword called a tulwar, with shield on shoulder.

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  1. A saber carried by the people of northern India, as the Sikhs. The lance is the favorite weapon of the Indian cavalry-soldier, although he can also make very deadly use of his tulwar (sword), which, kept in a wooden scabbard, has an edge so sharp that it cuts all it touches. Sir Garnet Wolseley, N. A. Rev., CXXVII. 155.

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  • She cut down two more specters with needles of flame, contemptuously slapped aside another cut from Corpsetaker's tulwar, and then took the battle to the necromancer, grey cloak flying in the storm's wind, pressing her hard with the silver rapier and driving Corpsetaker back one step after another. —  Butcher, Jim - Dead Beat (v1.0) (html).html
  • She dipped the tip of her blade under Corpsetaker's tulwar, and the point sank into the necromancer just under the floating ribs. —  Butcher, Jim - Dead Beat (v1.0) (html).html
  • Did they barter gash for scar With the Persian scimetar Or the Afghanistee tulwar, While loud the tom-tom pealed-- While loud the tom-tom pealed, And the jim-jam squealed, And champions less well heeled Their war-horses wheeled And fled the presence of these mortal big bugs o' the field? —  The Book of Humorous Verse
  • A tulwar was waved, and fell, with a crushing blow, on his shoulder; and he became insensible When he recovered consciousness he was being carried along, a man holding his arms and another his legs.
  • Some carried a short bent sword called a tulwar, with shield on shoulder. —  The Young Rajah
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  1. Also tulwaur and erroneously thulwar; from Hindustani tulwār, tarwār, late Sanskrit taravāri, a saber.
 

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