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A long knife, or short saber, common among Mohammedan nations, usually having a double curve, sometimes nearly straight.

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  1. n. A long knife, or short saber, common among Mohammedan nations, usually having a double curve, sometimes nearly straight.
  2. n. a long Turkish knife with a curved blade having a single edge
  3. A long knife, or short saber, common among Mohammedan nations, usually having a double curve, sometimes nearly straight. [Written also ataghan, attaghan.] Chaucer.
  4. A long knife, or short saber, common among Mohammedan nations,usually having a double curve, sometimes nearly straight. [Writtenalso ataghan, attaghan.] Chaucer.
  5. n. a long Turkish knife with a curved blade having a single edge