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‖ dufter E. Ind.|ˈdʌftə(r)| Also 8 -ur. [Arab., Pers., Urdū daftar record, register, ad. Gr. διϕθέρα skin.] a. A bundle of official papers; a register, record. b. A business office.
1776Trial of Joseph Fowke 18/1 The said Kialanders entered false records in the Duftur. 1803Wellington Disp. (1844) I. 761 (Stanf.), I refer you to the papers upon this subject, which you will doubtless find in the dufter. 1817M. Wilks Hist. Sk. S. Ind. xxv. II. 33 The business of the treasury was conducted in two dufters or departments. |