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‖ kuttar E. Ind.|kʌˈtɑː(r)|
Also 7 catarre, -arry, 8 cuttary.
[Hindī kaṭṭār:—Skr. kaṭṭāra.]
A short dagger used in India, having a handle of two parallel bars, joined by a cross-piece which forms the part grasped by the hand.
1696J. Ovington Voy. Suratt 236 With a Catarry or Bagonet in his hand. 1698Fryer Acc. E. India & P. 93 They go rich in Attire, with a Poniard, or Catarre, at their Girdle. 1763Scrafton Indostan (1770) 19 A little dagger at their waist, which is called a cuttarry, the principal use of which, is to stab on occasion. 1826Hockley Pandurang Hari xvii, He bore a common kuttar in his girdle.
Comb.1886Yule & Burnell Hobson-Jobson 815/2 Katār-hilted daggers. Ibid., Blades mounted katār-fashion. |