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noun
A heavy stick or club, usually used by policemen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A martial art based on stick fighting originally practiced in India.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police in India
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: lathee
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: club
History
Borrowed from Hindi लाठी (lāṭhī).
