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ANKUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ankus mean? 

ANKUS (noun)
  The noun ANKUS has 1 sense:

1. an elephant goad with a sharp spike and a hookplay

  Familiarity information: ANKUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ANKUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An elephant goad with a sharp spike and a hook

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("ankus" is a kind of...):

goad; prod (a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion)


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