Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Burma, the posture of prostration with folded hands assumed by a native in the presence of a superior, or before any object of reverence or worship.
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- noun sumo one of the basic
sumo exercises ; therikishi raises a leg high in the air to the side, then brings it down with a stamp; it is also performed on thedohyo to drive away badspirits
Etymologies
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Examples
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The names of sumo wrestlers, shiko-na 四股名, are also remnant of the alternative names used in the pre-modern period.
Sumo and tradition 2009
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Although they use shiko-na when they work in the sumo industry, they keep their real names in their private lives.
Sumo and tradition 2009
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February 19, 2008 at 6:16 am sumo kitteh sayz: how you like mah shiko 四股?
irish kitteh - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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The shameful, abject shiko, neck bent, body doubled up as though inviting a blow, always horrified him.
Burmese Days 2002
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She bent forward again in a shiko, beating her forehead against the floor.
Burmese Days 2002
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The Burmans knelt down, lowered their burden to the floor and stood over it with a strange reverent air, slightly bowing, their hands together in a shiko.
Burmese Days 2002
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Slide 10: Vazhdimisht shiko rreth teje dhe kërko rrugën për te Allahu yt ... … kur do ta gjesh Allahun atëherë ke gjetur çdo gjë ...
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Slide 10: Vazhdimisht shiko rreth teje dhe kërko rrugën për te Allahu yt ... … kur do ta gjesh Allahun atëherë ke gjetur çdo gjë ...
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Slide 10: Vazhdimisht shiko rreth teje dhe kërko rrugën për te Allahu yt ... … kur do ta gjesh Allahun atëherë ke gjetur çdo gjë ...
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Noah Fents. 6'0 ", 740-pound sumo wrestler whose stance spands hash mark to hash mark and whose last pre-game shiko exercise actually caused the well-known evil spirit Legion to cry uncle.
Rocky Top Talk 2010
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