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‖ mussal Anglo-Indian.|mʌˈsɑːl|
Also mosaul, mus(s)aul, mushal.
[Urdū (Arabic) mašﻋal.]
A torch. Also, a torch-bearer, mussalchee.
1698Fryer Acc. E. India & P. 34 The Duties march like Furies, with their lighted Mussals in their hands. 1751in Hedges' Diary (Hakl.) II. 11 Oil 2 rs. Mussaul 1,,8. 1810T. Williamson E. India Vade M. I. 219 The mosaul, or flambeau, consists of old rags, wrapped very closely round a small stick. 1852Life Bombay 23 The Musaul, or lamp⁓lighter. 1872E. Braddon Life in India v. 161 The mussal is invariably carried so that we get the full benefit of the glare and smell. |