COSSACKS

Noun

cossacks

plural of cossack

Anagrams

• cassocks

Noun

Cossacks

plural of Cossack

Anagrams

• cassocks

Source: Wiktionary


COSSACK

Cos"sack (ks"sk), n. Etym: [Russ. kozak', kazak': cf. Turk. kaz.]

Definition: One of a warlike, pastoral people, skillful as horsemen, inhabiting different parts of the Russian empire and furnishing valuable contingents of irregular cavalry to its armies, those of Little Russia and those of the Don forming the principal divisions.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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