The kukri is the fighting knife of the Nepalese Gurkhas. From Wordnik.com. [Kit Up] Reference
The knives are more commonly spelled "kukri" -- and are probably best known for their association with the Gurkhas (Wikipedia entry. From Wordnik.com. [Cronaca] Reference
There’s a type of knife called a kukri that’s used by people in Nepal and northern India. From Wordnik.com. [When What We Think We Know, Is Actually Wrong at SF Novelists] Reference
One of the locals stabbed Pradhan with a 'kukri' (chopper) and he died on the spot. From Wordnik.com. [India eNews] Reference
A heavy "kukri" knife -- one of the leaf-shaped knives which the Gurkhas and others of the hill tribes of. From Wordnik.com. [The Jewel of Seven Stars] Reference
A more indirect link to someone of note – the kukri is also common in Kumaon – Corbett, anyone?. From Wordnik.com. [Got a Match?] Reference
I `m beginning to wonder if you dress in gingham and have a smile like a glinting unsheathed kukri. From Wordnik.com. [Darth Vader celebrates the season « raincoaster] Reference
He found a dead german soldier, head split to the chin by a kukri that had gone right through his helmet and lodged in his jaw. From Wordnik.com. [When What We Think We Know, Is Actually Wrong at SF Novelists] Reference
I should warn you: “spirituality” is one of those words that sets my teeth on edge and triggers a reflexive reach for my kukri. From Wordnik.com. [On Scientists and Spirituality. | Mind on Fire] Reference
Bhanubhakta promptly killed them both with his kukri. From Wordnik.com. [British Blogs] Reference
The Turk had his bayonet and the Gurkha had his kukri. From Wordnik.com. [Australia and the Empire] Reference
As he said this the Gurkha made a swipe with his kukri. From Wordnik.com. [Australia and the Empire] Reference
Soldier used kukri knife to remove dead man's head in order to prove identity. From Wordnik.com. [The First Post: Latest] Reference
If he is a good shot, and expert with his kukri and kora, so much the better for him. From Wordnik.com. [A Journey to Katmandu (the Capital of Napaul), with The Camp of Jung Bahadoor; including A Sketch of the Nepaulese Ambassador at Home] Reference
As a tiny Gurkha ran towards him, waving a kukri streaming with blood, the colonel said. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World Telegraph] Reference
Shorty was armed as usual merely with the villainous billhook-kukri of his own design, while. From Wordnik.com. [No Man's Land] Reference
Military sources said that in the heat of battle, the Gurkha took out his curved kukri and beheaded the dead insurgent. From Wordnik.com. [The Times of India] Reference
One held the goat’s tether, the other took a big ceremonial kukri from a leather sheath. From Wordnik.com. [The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection]
What to match the kukri with?. From Wordnik.com. [Got a Match?] Reference
First up – and oldest – the kukri. From Wordnik.com. [Got a Match?] Reference
The knife was a kukri. From Wordnik.com. [Portrait of a Killer]
With a kukri I've killed my prey. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 15, 1914] Reference
At his waist dangled a big Gurkha kukri. From Wordnik.com. [A Rude Awakening]
Aaaaaah the Gurka kukri is the one for me. From Wordnik.com. [Army Rumour Service] Reference
Regimental/Battalion issued Sirupate kukri. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Assam Rifles tipped for Bengal rebel zone] Reference
Say hello to the kukri. From Wordnik.com. [Kit Up] Reference
I would hate to see a kukri dagger used. From Wordnik.com. [United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal] Reference
(enceladus why is there so much kukri on telly these days?. From Wordnik.com. [B3ta] Reference
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