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Definition of Palkees
1. palkee [n] - See also: palkee
Lexicographical Neighbors of Palkees
Literary usage of Palkees
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. My Diary in India, in the Year 1858-9 by William Howard Russell (1860)
"Noor Khan. -—" Parker's Hotel."—Sir Robert Garrett.—A hard bargain.— palkees and
attendants.—The hills, the eternal hills!—Mrs. Barnes. ..."
2. From New York to Delhi by Robert Bowne Minturn (1858)
"palkees—Buggies—The City of Calcutta—Government House—Tanks—Bazars—The largest
Mint in the World—Supreme Court—Conflict of Laws—Missions and Schools ..."
3. Memoirs and Letters of the Late Colonel Armine S.H. Mountain, C.B., Aide-de by Armine Simcoe Henry Mountain (1857)
"Major T. and I followed on camels, and, overtaking the palkees half stage, got
into them. The remainder of this and the next stage all went right; but, ..."
4. Anglo-Indian Domestic Life: A Letter from an Artist in India to His Mother by Colesworthey Grant (1862)
"A meeting was held,—rates were fixed—palkees numbered, and the bearers, ticketed,
returned to their labours. Fifth on the list may be placed the Buggy, ..."
5. The Prem Sagur by Lallu Lal, W. Hollings (1863)
"... 1 will procure ruths and palkees to convey you hence;'' and looked at ...
of splendid palkees. On seeing them, Huri gave orders to all the Rajas' ..."
6. Episodes in the Life of an Indian Chaplain by A. Retired chaplain (1882)
"Persons leaving the country sell their palkees for little or nothing. ...
palkees purchased, bearers had to be hired. Four-and-twenty bearers, ..."
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