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Definition of Numnahs
1. numnah [n] - See also: numnah
Lexicographical Neighbors of Numnahs
Literary usage of Numnahs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. In Tibet and Chinese Turkestan: Being the Record of Three Years' Exploration by Henry Hugh Peter Deasy (1901)
"The household articles which came under my observation in the tents of the poorer
people were some coarse numnahs, some plain, others ornamented, pillows, ..."
2. The Private Stable: Its Establishment, Management, and Appointments by James Albert Garland (1899)
"Girths vary in length, the girth measure of the horse should be taken with the
saddle in place. SADDLE-CLOTHS AND numnahs. Both saddle-cloths and numnahs ..."
3. Sessional Papers by Canada Parliament (1888)
"numnahs, There are at the present time 61 numnahs in the division, and they are
fast wearing out. I have the honour to bo, Sir, Your obedient servant, ..."
4. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) (1899)
"Frequently it was necessary to send two men with the surveyor to hold up numnahs
to partially protect him from the biting winds on the high passes, ..."
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