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Define the word Yataghan

"Yataghan" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Yataghan \Yat"a*ghan\, n. [Turk. y[=a]t[=a]gh[=a]n.]
   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]

"yataghan" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

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