Shotel
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An Abyssinian curved blade similar to the scimitar.
""The kilij has a slight taper down the straight part of the blade. In the bottom portion, it angles sharply and becomes deeper." "So," Thomas said, "you're suggesting there are different types of scimitars?" "Yeah, a bunch. There's the Afghani pulwar, the Ethiopian shotel, the Turkic aldaspan, and at least a dozen more." "You're the resident swordsman, considerate it yours.""
Example
More examples""The kilij has a slight taper down the straight part of the blade. In the bottom portion, it angles sharply and becomes deeper." "So," Thomas said, "you're suggesting there are different types of scimitars?" "Yeah, a bunch. There's the Afghani pulwar, the Ethiopian shotel, the Turkic aldaspan, and at least a dozen more." "You're the resident swordsman, considerate it yours.""
Etymology
From Amharic ሽቶል (šətol).
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