Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In India, an elephant-goad combining a sharp hook and a straight point or spike.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun India An elephant goad with a sharp spike and hook, resembling a short-handled boat hook.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The hooked
goad that is used in India to controlelephants .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an elephant goad with a sharp spike and a hook
Etymologies
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Examples
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He prefers to call the training hooks by the Sanskrit-derived term ankus, meaning "goad," and compares them to dog collars.
latimes.com - News 2010
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He prefers to call the training hooks by the Sanskrit-derived term ankus, meaning "goad," and compares them to dog collars.
latimes.com - News 2010
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He saw, lying near the tank, one of the elephant goads -- "ankus" is the
Joe Strong, the Boy Fish or Marvelous Doings in a Big Tank Vance Barnum
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But his keeper gently pricked him with a sharp hook, called an "ankus," and to get away from the prick, which was like the bite of a big fly, Umboo stepped out and walked away.
Umboo, the Elephant Howard Roger Garis 1917
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Some groups, including the Born Free Foundation, have expressed concern at the safari park's use of the ankus a stick with a hook at one end and chains to control Anne, but the consensus seems to be that the safari park is better for Anne than any other option at the moment.
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He reached for something hanging on the wall, something I recognized: an ankus.
To Fetch a Thief Spencer Quinn 2010
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He touched where the point of the ankus hook pushed at the plastic.
To Fetch a Thief Spencer Quinn 2010
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“See what Forensics can find on the bat—a match to prints from the ankus would be nice.”
To Fetch a Thief Spencer Quinn 2010
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“See what Forensics can find on the bat—a match to prints from the ankus would be nice.”
To Fetch a Thief Spencer Quinn 2010
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Jocko saw him and jabbed with the ankus, but not quick enough.
To Fetch a Thief Spencer Quinn 2010
jmjarmstrong commented on the word ankus
JM is thinking of making a new ankus - just in case the bus is late again.
December 10, 2010
hernesheir commented on the word ankus
bullhook
October 12, 2011