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lobut.

kind of short and thick stick used as a weapon by soldiers during sieges, or as a training tool for cavalrymen to improve their throwing skills

5 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɫoˈbut/
  1. kind of short and thick stick used as a weapon by soldiers during sieges, or as a training tool for cavalrymen to improve their throwing skills

    historical
  2. bowling pin, a slender object, usually made of wood and coated with plastic, specifically designed as a target of a bowling ball

  3. club, Indian club, an apparatus usually made of wood and used in the sport of rhythmic gymnastics

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish لوبوط (lobut, “short and thick stick”), from a vulgarized form of Arabic نَبُوت (nabūt, “thick branch or stick”).

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