nounWord forms: plural-kus, -kuses, -kush or -kushes
a stick used, esp in India, for goading elephants
Word origin
from Hindi
ankus in American English
(ˈæŋkəs, ˈuŋkəʃ)
nounWord forms: plural-kus or -kuses
an elephant goad of India with a spike and a hook at one end
Word origin
[1885–90; ‹ Hindi; akin to angle2]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: foregut, lineup, retread, roller coaster, toner