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ankus

(ˈæŋkəs) or

ankush

n, pl -kus, -kuses, -kush or -kushes
a stick used, esp in India, for goading elephants
[from Hindi]
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Noun1.ankus - an elephant goad with a sharp spike and a hook
goad, prod - a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion
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Mohit's son Ankush, 17, who ended up in a coma after being pulled under in the same incident in July, called for the beach to be shut to the public.
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The missing students were identified as Hitendra Sharma from Theog, Chetan Chori and Saurav Sharma from Ambala, Ankush Kumar from Gurdaspur, Rohit Kumar from Bhagpat district in Uttar Pradesh, Anil Kumar from Hamirpur, Akshay Kumar Bura from Chamba and Bharat Prakash from Kullu district.
Ankush Arora COO of Al-Mansour Automotive revealed to Daily News Egypt that that the company faced a great deal of challenges in 2015, but despite this, the company posted relatively stable sales, with a retreat of only 4% in a year over year comparison to 2014.
THE hotel sector in Juffair may already be fiercely-competitive, but Ramee Rose Hotel's general manager, Ankush Sharma, believes that his latest project will become the area's hospitality hotspot.
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