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Lathi

//lʌˈtiː// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A heavy stick or club, usually used by policemen. India, countable

    "The iron-bound bamboo staves, known as lâtees, with which most disputes among rival zemindars were traditionally settled."

  2. 2
    club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police in India wordnet
  3. 3
    A martial art based on stick fighting originally practiced in India. uncountable

    "Lathi shares its basic principles with other martial arts."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi लाठी (lāṭhī).

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