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[Ind] Bombay Qtly Rev. V 134: ‘Why don’t you maro the soors?’ observes the gentleman, with a gruff good-nature; ‘I’ll soon make them choop!’.
at choop, v.
[Ind] Bombay Quarterly Rev. V 134: ‘Where are you chulling to?’ You beg his pardon. ‘Where are you chulling – chulling? Where are you going, – don’t you hear?’.
at chull, v.
[Ind] Bombay Qly Rev. V 134: ‘A thorough chor, Sir, is that fellow; – always puckerao-ing Griffs for that punch-khana of Rustomjee’s.
at griffin, n.1
[Ind] Bombay Qly Rev. V 134: ‘A thorough chor, Sir, is that fellow; – always puckerao-ing Griffs for that punch-khana of Rustomjee’s’.
at puckerow, v.
[Ind] Bombay Qly Rev. V 140: ‘I’ve told old Adder to have a slap-up khana all tyre for twenty at barabar satt buja; and if he hasn’t the simkin dooced well tunda karo’d, won’t he have his head put in a teilee with green chillies – that’s all.’.
at simkin, n.2
[Ind] Bombay Qly Rev. V 134: ‘Why don’t you maro the soors?’ observes the gentleman, with a gruff good-nature; ‘I’ll soon make them choop!’.
at soor, n.1
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