kukri

[ kook-ree ]

/ ˈkʊk ri /

noun

a large knife having a heavy curved blade that is sharp on the concave side, used by the Napalese Gurkhas for hunting and combat.

Origin of kukri

First recorded in 1805–15, kukri is from the Hindi word kukṛī

Words nearby kukri

Kuiper, Kuiper belt, Ku Kluxer, Ku Kluxism, Ku Klux Klan, kukri, Kuksu, kuku, kukui, Kuku Nor, kula

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Example sentences from the Web for kukri

One of the Gurkhas bent down, sliced off some of the cloth with his kukri, and burst out laughing.
The Disputed V.C.|Frederick P. Gibbon
One Gurkha made his way into a house, and single-handed captured five Germans, whom he marched off at the point of his kukri.
The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 4 (of 10)|James Edward Parrott
Karbir turned on him like a tiger, with kukri uplifted, and the Punjabi jumped back.
The Disputed V.C.|Frederick P. Gibbon
With his kukri he did wonders out there on stilly nights, when he wriggled "over the top," gripping its good blade in his teeth.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Sept. 19, 1917|Various

All the men and some of the women are armed with the kukri, a heavy-bladed weapon or knife of singular shape.
A Journey to Katmandu|Laurence Oliphant

British Dictionary definitions for kukri

kukri

/ (ˈkʊkrɪ) /

noun plural -ris

a knife with a curved blade that broadens towards the point, esp as used by Gurkhas

Word Origin for kukri

from Hindi

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单词	kukri
释义	kukri [ kook-ree ] / ˈkʊk ri / noun a large knife having a heavy curved blade that is sharp on the concave side, used by the Napalese Gurkhas for hunting and combat. Origin of kukri First recorded in 1805–15, kukri is from the Hindi word kukṛī Words nearby kukri Kuiper, Kuiper belt, Ku Kluxer, Ku Kluxism, Ku Klux Klan, kukri, Kuksu, kuku, kukui, Kuku Nor, kula Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for kukri One of the Gurkhas bent down, sliced off some of the cloth with his kukri, and burst out laughing. The Disputed V.C.\|Frederick P. Gibbon One Gurkha made his way into a house, and single-handed captured five Germans, whom he marched off at the point of his kukri. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 4 (of 10)\|James Edward Parrott Karbir turned on him like a tiger, with kukri uplifted, and the Punjabi jumped back. The Disputed V.C.\|Frederick P. Gibbon With his kukri he did wonders out there on stilly nights, when he wriggled "over the top," gripping its good blade in his teeth. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Sept. 19, 1917\|Various All the men and some of the women are armed with the kukri, a heavy-bladed weapon or knife of singular shape. A Journey to Katmandu\|Laurence Oliphant British Dictionary definitions for kukri kukri / (ˈkʊkrɪ) / noun plural -ris a knife with a curved blade that broadens towards the point, esp as used by Gurkhas Word Origin for kukri from Hindi Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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