Hobson-Jobson @_HobsonJobson
Choicest words from the Hobson-Jobson dictionary of Anglo-Indian words, and their eccentric meanings as written by Yule and Burnell. hobson-jobson.tumblr.com Joined June 2014-
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Word of the day ➵ BURRA-DIN, s. H. baṛā-din. A ‘great day,’... Christmas Day... hobson-jobson.tumblr.com/post/106136167…
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Word of the day ➵ MOOCHY, s. One who works in leather, either as shoemaker or saddler... hobson-jobson.tumblr.com/post/106027264…
Word of the day ➵ DURJUN, s. H. darjan, a corr. of the English dozen. hobson-jobson.tumblr.com/post/937633787…
Word of the day ➵ JASOOS, s. Ar.–H. jāsūs, ‘a spy.’ hobson-jobson.tumblr.com/post/958183625…
Word of the day ➵ MUTTONGYE, s. Sea-Hind. matangai, a (nautical) martingale; a corruption of the Eng. word. hobson-jobson.tumblr.com/post/958180010…
Word of the day ➵ STINK-WOOD, s. Foetidia Mauritiana, Lam., a myrtaceous plant of Mauritius... hobson-jobson.tumblr.com/post/958177417…
Word of the day ➵ TEEK, adj. Exact, precise, punctual; also parsimonious... hobson-jobson.tumblr.com/post/883576464…
Word of the day ➵ SERENDĪB, n.p. The Arabic form of the name of Ceylon in the earlier Middle Ages. hobson-jobson.tumblr.com/post/944018993…
Word of the day ➵ LAR̄AĪ, s. The Hind. word, meaning ‘fighting...’ hobson-jobson.tumblr.com/post/944017660…
Word of the day ➵ COONOOR, n.p. A hill-station in the Neilgherries. Kuṇṇur, ‘Hill-Town.’ hobson-jobson.tumblr.com/post/944014317…
Word of the day ➵ BABOON, s. This, no doubt, comes to us through the Ital. babuino... hobson-jobson.tumblr.com/post/944005620…
Word of the day ➵ APĪL, s. Transfer of Eng. ‘Appeal’; in general native use, in connection with our Courts. hobson-jobson.tumblr.com/post/943996562…
Word of the day ➵ DURJUN, s. H. darjan, a corr. of the English dozen. hobson-jobson.tumblr.com/post/937633787…
Word of the day ➵ BHIKTY, s. The usual Calcutta name for the fish Lates Cacarifer. hobson-jobson.tumblr.com/post/937627506…
Word of the day ➵ MOLLY, s. Hind. mālī, Skt mālika, ‘a garland-maker,’ or of the caste which furnishes gardeners... hobson-jobson.tumblr.com/post/937625278…
Word of the day ➵ SILBOOT, SILPET, SLIPPET, s. Domestic Hind. corruptions of ‘slipper...’ hobson-jobson.tumblr.com/post/937619072…
Word of the day ➵ HATTYCHOOK, s. Hind. hāthīchak, servant’s and gardener’s Hind. for globe artichoke... hobson-jobson.tumblr.com/post/937617812…
Word of the day ➵ POOL, s. P.—H. pul, ‘a bridge.’ Also used for ‘embankment.’ hobson-jobson.tumblr.com/post/928960462…
Word of the day ➵ BREECH-CANDY, n. p. A locality on the shore of Bombay Island to the north of Malabar Hill... hobson-jobson.tumblr.com/post/927978789…
Word of the day ➵ DOAB, s. and n. p. P.—H. doāb, ‘two water,’ i.e. ‘Mesopotamia,’ the tract between two rivers... hobson-jobson.tumblr.com/post/927111994…
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