[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

yataghan \yat"aghan\, n. turk. y=at=agh=an.
   a long knife, or short saber, common among mohammedan
   nations, usually having a double curve, sometimes nearly
   straight. written also ataghan, attaghan. --chaucer.
   1913 webster
see also:
ataghan attaghan 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

yataghan
     n : a long turkish knife with a curved blade having a single
         edge

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