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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 hook
Familiarity information: ANKUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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