Usually means: Elephant goad with a hook.
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  11. ankus: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
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  14. ankus: Merriam-Webster

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▸ noun:  The hooked goad that is used in India to control elephants.

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ankhus, uncus, elephant gun, tuskar, sladang, sasin, gaur, chital, koomkie, bull elephant, more...

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ankhus, uncus, elephant gun, tuskar, sladang, sasin, gaur, chital, koomkie, bull elephant, more...



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