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‖ Bashi-Bazouk|ˌbæʃɪbəˈzuːk|
[mod.Turk.; lit. ‘one whose head is turned.’]
1. A mercenary soldier belonging to the skirmishing or irregular troops of the Turkish army; notorious for their lawlessness, plundering, and savage brutality. Hence Bashi-Baˈzoukery, Bashi-Bazouks collectively, their habits, etc.
1859Blackw. Mag. Mar. 302/1 The Bashi-Bazouks bolted, and dashing in amongst the Turkish regulars, put them to the rout too. 1861E. A. Beaufort Egypt. Sepul. II. xvii. 60 Bashi-Bazouk, the generic name given to any of the Arabs of this country who attached themselves to the government and fought for pay. 1884Pall Mall G. 1 Mar. 1/2 His government was a system of Bashi-Bazoukery plus slave-raiding..The Bashi-Bazoukery from Brunei ceased to trouble the tribes.
2. fig. An ‘irregular,’ a skirmisher.
1855Wynter Cur. Civiliz. II. 404 The Bashi-Bazouks of private establishments. 1861Sala Tw. round Clock 33 Hard-working boys are these juvenile Bashi-Bazouks of the newspaper trade. |