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lathi | lathy |

As a noun lathi

is a martial art based on stick fighting originally practiced in India.

As an adjective lathy is

like a lath; long and slender.

lathi

English

Noun

(wikipedia lathi) (en noun)
  • A martial art based on stick fighting originally practiced in India.
    • Lathi shares is basic principles with other martial arts.
  • A stick used in the martial art of the same name, usually 6-8 feet long, made of bamboo and having a blunt metal tip.
    • Wielding a lathi''' involves giving quick blows to an opponent while defending against opponent's attacks by using the '''lathi as a shield.

    References

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    External links

    Indian Stick Fighting (Lathi) Marital Arts

    Anagrams

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    lathy

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (archaic) Like a lath; long and slender.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1854, author=William Harrison Ainsworth, title=The Lancashire Witches, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=In this way he was dragged out; and as he crept up the bank, with the wet pouring from his apparel, which now clung tightly to his lathy limbs, he was greeted by the jeers of Nicholas. }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1911, author=Hamilton Drummond, title=The Justice of the King, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=And little lathy Charles with his long, narrow white face and obstinate chin, is no A B C of a boy. }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1917, author=Rudyard Kipling, title=A Diversity of Creatures, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage='Twas just a bit o' lathy old plank which Jim had throwed acrost the brook for his own conveniences. }}