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‖ nagaika|nəˈgaɪkə|
Pl. -kas, -ki.
[Russ., of Turkic origin.]
A thick plaited whip used by Cossacks.
1842tr. J. G. Kohl's Russia 410 The genuine Cossack of the steppe..depends only on his well plaited nagaika or whip, with which he rarely fails to cut down a wolf, as with a sabre. 1914N. Jarintzoff Russia: Country of Extremes vii. 202 The nagaiki flashed in the air, heavily lashing people's faces. 1917Daily Chron 22 June 1/4 The Cossacks..drove off the agitators from the station with their nagaikas. 1928F. Utley tr. Astrov's Illustr. Hist. Russ. Rev. I. x. 69 An old, grey-haired police officer..gave the command: ‘Charge with the nagaikas!’ (whips). |