shashka
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shashka
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Borrowed from Russian шашка (šaška).
noun shashkas · shasqua
- A kind of guardless, lightly-curved sabre used in Russia. The question of form naturally concerns only the cutting weapon. Indeed, it is to a certain degree idle to discuss it at all, or at least of no great moment. To be convinced of this it is sufficient to compare the curvature of the yatagan with the less decided curvature of the shashka. Yet no Cossac
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Talk about this word "shashka." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shashka. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. shashka. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shashka "shashka." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shashka.
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@misc{shashka_2026,
title = {shashka},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shashka},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
