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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....

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