ankus
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 5
/ˈaŋ.kəs/(UK)
Definition of ankus
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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The hooked goad that is used in India to control elephants.
“At last he found something really fascinating laid on the front of a howdah half buried in the coins. It was a three-foot ankus, or elephant-goad—something like a small boathook. The top was one round, shining ruby, and eight inches of the handle below it were studded with rough turquoises close together, giving a most satisfactory grip.”
“He reached for the ivory handle of his ankus and turned to the stripling.”
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Etymology
From Hindi अंकुस (aṅkus)/अंकुश (aṅkuś), from Sanskrit अङ्कुश (aṅkuśa).
Anagrams of ankus
7 plays · some not in Scrabble
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