Sothis

Example Sentences

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Outside the wood-paneled courtroom dozens of policemen armed with bamboo canes or "lathis" jostled with reporters waiting to get a glimpse of the five accused.

From Reuters • Jan. 28, 2013

At last I pluck up courage to enquire of the guards—it needs courage, for they are in uniform, and have lathis strapped to their wrists.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

There were some twenty men armed with matchlocks, and forty with swords and lathis.

From In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India by Strang, Herbert

He saw in the distance a group of at least half-a-dozen men approaching, all carrying lathis except one, who had a matchlock.

From Barclay of the Guides by Strang, Herbert