The Concise Hobson-Jobson: An Anglo-Indian Dictionary by A.C. Burnell, Henry Yule

The Concise Hobson-Jobson: An Anglo-Indian Dictionary

A.C. Burnell, Henry Yule

1021 pages first pub 1886 (editions)

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Bungalow, pyjamas, tiffin, veranda, curry, cheroot, chintz, calico, gingham, mango, junk and catamaran are all words which have crept into the English language from the days of Britain's colonial rule of the Indian sub-continent and the Malaysian ...

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