Shinwarin.
/ʃɪnˈwɑːriː/ (A member of) a nomadic people inhabiting areas of Afghanistan around the Khyber Pass. Also attributive.
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Kurd1609
Afghan1625
Rohilla1767
Afridi1784
Mohmand1815
Kaffir1834
Powindah1851
Sart1871
Shinwari1875
Guran1882
Afghani1966
1875 Encycl. Brit. I. 232/1 Lead is found..in the Shinwari country.
1888 R. Kipling Phantom 'Rickshaw 85 Would they could have foretold that my kafila would have been cut up by the Shinwaris almost within shadow of the Pass!
1958 O. Caroe Pathans xv. 234 The Mohmands and Safis formed a tribal confederacy with large numbers of Afridis and Shinwaris to oppose the passage of the royal troops.
1978 ‘M. M. Kaye’ Far Pavilions v. 87 We have a proverb in the country beyond the Khyber, that says ‘A snake, a scorpion and a Shinwari have no heart to tame.’
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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