Definitions for lathis

lathis la·thi

Spelling: [lah-tee]
IPA: /ˈlɑ ti/

Lathis is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 146 anagrams from letters in lathis (ahilst).

Definitions for lathis

noun

  1. a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.

Origin of lathis

First recorded in 1840-50, lathi is from the Hindi word lāthī

Examples for lathis

He carried a lathi, and in dress and appearance looked like a ryot.

Stealing along the battlements, he sought for some fissure in which he might plant his lathi.

He picked up his lathi—a five-foot male-bamboo ringed with bands of polished iron—and flourished it in the air.

It shall also be illegal for any male person to carry or be found in possession of an instrument known as a lathi.

The boys are also taught asanas (postures), sword and lathi (stick) play, and jujitsu.

Have we got even a lathi with which we can defend our hearths and homes?

And lo, beneath the portico, I found a lathi and a rope with a hook at the end, and I wondered with a great wonderment.

The policeman walked cautiously forward, his lantern raised in one hand and his lathi tightly grasped in the other.

Word Value for lathis
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