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1. horde, n. View full entry 1555
...A tribe or troop of Tartar or kindred Asiatic nomads, dwelling in tents or wagons, and migrating from place to place for pasturage, or for war or plunder....
2. ongon, n. View full entry 1789
...In the shamanist religion of Mongolia (esp. among the Buriats): an image representing a god or spirit and supposed to be endowed with its power; a fetish. Cf. obo...
3. tsu, n. View full entry 1939
...A patrilineal kinship group in pre-revolutionary China (see quot. 1939)....
