1869 F.E.W. Sketches of Native Life and Character in Southern India I 77: Proceeding to Bombay, he acted as butler and confidential servant to certain confiding ‘ducks’ until he had saved enough money again to set up as a ‘dubash’.at duck, n.3
1869 F.E. W. Sketches of Native Life 143: [T]he jugglers [...] are warmed into enthusiasm by the applause of a griffinish, and appreciative audience.at griffinish (adj.) under griffin, n.1