ankus
(noun) an elephant goad with a sharp spike and a hook
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ankus (plural ankuses)
The hooked goad that is used in India to control elephants.
• Kansu, Kuans, Kunas, kunas, unask
Source: Wiktionary
An"kus, n. [Hind., fr. Skr. ankuça.]
Definition: An elephant goad with a sharp spike and hook, resembling a short-handled boat hook. [India] Kipling.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 June 2025
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
