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makiwaras

makiwaras is the plural of makiwara.

Meaning of makiwara

Noun

makiwara (plural makiwaras)

  1. A padded post used for hitting practice in karate.
    • There’s a weight lifting and elliptical machine, a recumbent bicycle, a heavy bag, a punching dummy and a makiwara, which is a punching board that focuses your punching and turns your hands into bricks.2023 May 14, Alix Strauss, “How the Head of a Filmmaking Center Spends His Sundays”, in The New York Times

Questions about makiwaras

What is makiwaras the plural of?
Makiwaras is the plural of makiwara.

Words near makiwaras in the dictionary

  1. Makita
  2. Makitas
  3. makitra
  4. makitras
  5. makiwara
  6. makiwaras
  7. Makiyivka
  8. makizushi
  9. Makka
  10. Makkah
  11. Makkasan

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