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shashkas

shashkas is the plural of shashka.

Meaning of shashka

Noun

shashka (plural shashkas)

  1. A kind of guardless, lightly-curved sabre used in Russia.
    • The question of form naturally concerns only the cutting weapon. Indeed, it is to a certain degree idle to discuss it at all, or at least of no great moment. To be convinced of this it is sufficient to compare the curvature of the yatagan with the less decided curvature of the shashka. Yet no...1894, L.R. Hamersly & Company, The United Service, volume 12

Questions about shashkas

What is shashkas the plural of?
Shashkas is the plural of shashka.

Words near shashkas in the dictionary

  1. shashing
  2. Shashiprabha
  3. shashiya
  4. shashiyas
  5. shashka
  6. shashkas
  7. shashlick
  8. shashlicks
  9. shashlik
  10. shashliki
  11. shashliks

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