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1. canaut, n. View full entry 1625
...‘The side-wall of a tent; a canvas enclosure’ (Yule)....
2. crore, n. View full entry 1625
...Ten millions, or one hundred lakhs (usually of rupees)....
3. lakh, n. View full entry 1613
...One hundred thousand:...
4. lascar, n. View full entry 1625
...(Freq. with capital initial.) An East Indian sailor....
5. sannyasi, n. View full entry 1613
...A Brahman in the fourth stage of his life; a wandering fakir or religious mendicant. Also attrib....
6. tola, n.1 View full entry 1614
...An East Indian weight, chiefly used for gold or silver, varying at different times and places; (from 1833) in British dominions fixed at 180 grains (the weight of the rupee)....
7. tyre | tyer, n.4 View full entry 1613
...Name in India for curdled milk and cream beginning to sour....
