单词 | hamal |
释义 | hamaln. A Turkish or Middle Eastern porter; in Western India, a palanquin-bearer. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance by carrying > [noun] > by a person > litter- or palanquin-bearer litter-man1505 litter-bearer1552 palanquin boy1698 bearer1727 hamal1757 palki bearer1779 palanquin-bearer1792 1757 J. H. Grose Voy. E.-Indies x. 192 The Hamalls or Porters, who make a livelihood of carrying goods to and from the warehouses. 1839 J. Pardoe Beauties of Bosphorus 38 Here the khamals deposit the heavy bale. 1844 J. H. Stocqueler Hand-bk. India 190 The palanquin-bearers (called hammals at Bombay). 1878 H. M. Stanley Through Dark Continent I. i. 37 Hamals, bearing clove and cinamon bags. 1962 J. Fleming When I grow Rich iii. 44 Heavily disguised as hamals, or human mules. 1967 J. Rathbone Diamonds Bid xii. 105 Grey-clad hamals, porters who will carry anything anywhere. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < |
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