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Definition of Bhisti
1. bheesty [n -S] - See also: bheesty
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bhisti
Literary usage of Bhisti
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Indian Pictures by William Urwick (1891)
"Here again is Tranquebar, once a Danish settlement. The entire district abounds
in specimens of Dravidian bhisti, OR WATER-CARRIER. architecture. ..."
2. Life in the mission, the camp and the zenáná; or, Six years in India by Colin Mackenzie (1854)
"... Commandant— Promotion of Havildar Major—" The Labourers in my Vineyard "— Poor
bhisti—Orphan School—Dogs—Tinkling Feet—Evil Example of Officers. ..."
3. Uganda for a Holiday by Frederick Treves (1910)
"The most sickening episode was in connection with a bhisti or water carrier.
A lion leapt over the thorn fence and by the light of a camp fire hauled the ..."
4. The Great Mogul by Louis Tracy (1905)
"There entered a very harmless couple, a bhisti, carrying his empty water-bag ...
The poor bhisti was so taken aback by the sight of the gleaming blade with ..."
5. Jungle Life in India: Or, The Journeys and Journals of an Indian Geologist by Valentine Ball (1880)
"To this I simply replied, that if the bhisti saw fit to pay them their wages he
... This checkmated them, for they paid their debt to the bhisti, and then, ..."
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