the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. See yataghan.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Same as yataghan.
Word Usage
"One day, as he was walking the quarter-deck, he lifted an attaghan (it might be one of the midshipmen's weapons), and unsheathing it, said, contemplating the blade, '_I should like to know how a person feels after committing murder_.'"