| 单词 | bangy-wallah |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbangy-wallah bangy-wallah n. now rare (historical) (originally) a person who carries loads using a bangy; (later also more generally) a porter; a person who carries deliveries or parcels. ΚΠ 1782 5th Rep. Sel. Comm. Justice in Bengal, Bahar & Orissa App. No. 8 For Coolies Hire, Bangy Wallahs, &c. 1810 T. Williamson E. India Vade-mecum I. 325 The bangy-wollah, that is, the bearer who carries the bangy. 1866 M. Lemon Falkner Lyle I. xi. 285 The lady's luggage was particularly scant, and the bangy wallahs, as they are called, who carry the boxes, had an easy time of it. 1910 B. M. Croker Babes in Wood (1911) xi. 133 I've just paid it to the bangy-wallah. 2006 H. Drysdale Strangerland (2007) v. 102 Charles rode ahead, and behind came the phalanx of baggage coolies..while bangy-wallahs carried baskets of clothes. < as lemmas |
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