'ataghan' definitions:

Definition of 'ataghan'

From: GCIDE
  • Yataghan \Yat"a*ghan\, n. [Turk. y[=a]t[=a]gh[=a]n.] A long knife, or short saber, common among Mohammedan nations, usually having a double curve, sometimes nearly straight. [Written also ataghan, attaghan.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]