dacoitn.

Brit.

/dəˈkɔɪt/, U.S.

/dəˈkɔɪt/

Forms: 1800s– dacoit, 1800s dakoit, 1800s– dakait, 1700s–1900s decoit.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Bengali. Partly a borrowing from Hindi. Etymons: Bengali ḍakait; Hindi ḍakait, ḍākait.

Etymology: < Bengali ḍakait and its cognate Hindi ḍākait, ḍakait, apparently reflecting an earlier form *ḍākāyat < ḍākā robber (of uncertain origin) + -āyat, suffix.The forms with -oi- reflect the pronunciation of the Bengali word.

In India (later also Pakistan and Nepal) and Burma (Myanmar): a member of a group or class of bandits who operate in gangs and engage in armed robbery and other crimes.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > brigand > [noun] > in other countries

dacoit1788

gang-robber1812

bush-ranger1817

klepht1820

flayer1832

ranger1840

dacoity1849

sticker-up1853

boh1888

demon1909

shifta1920

1788 Calcutta Chron. & Gen. Advertiser 10 Jan. The house and godown..were wilfully set on fire... It is imagined it was done by a gang of decoits.

1810 T. Williamson E. India Vade-mecum II. 396 Around Bengal.., decoits, or water-robbers, are sometimes numerous.

1845 H. H. Wilson Hist. Brit. India 1805–35 I. vii. 399 The Dakoits did not commonly proceed to murder; but they perpetrated atrocious cruelties.

1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 1 Feb. 3/2 The whole of Lower Burmah was ravaged by bands of dacoits, who defied and defeated the local authorities and robbed whole villages.

1922 W. A. Fraser Caste xxix. 259 The Bowrees were a clan of decoits akin to the Bagrees.

1987 World Policy Jrnl. 4 320 Dacoit gangs, armed government supporters, and village vigilantes have become major actors in Sindhi politics.

2004 Times 4 Feb. 14/1 The wedding last week of one of India's most feared dacoits, in a lavish ceremony under the noses of police, was the culmination of an unlikely love affair.

Derivatives

† daˈcoitage n. Obsolete rare the system of banditry practised by dacoits; = dacoity n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > brigandage or freebooting > [noun]

trailbaston1304

brigantaille1393

latrocinyc1430

brigancy1513

free-boot1598

freebootinga1599

brigandize1609

latronage1619

free-booty1649

moss-trooping1649

buccaneering1758

dacoiting1802

gang robbery1812

dacoity1813

free-bootery1813

brigandage1823

bush-ranging1832

mosstroopery1845

filibustering1856

klephtism1858

robberhood1863

brigandism1865

Vikingism1880

bushwhackerism1883

Vikingship1883

banditism1885

dacoitage1887

brigandry1909

banditry1922

1887 New York Examiner 12 May in Cent. Dict. We may expect soon to hear that Dacoitage has begun with as much vigor as ever.

1913 I. A. R. Wylie Daughter of Brahma iv. 245 Those gymnasium and physical exercise clubs..were..hot-beds of anarchy and dacoitage.

† daˈcoitee n. Obsolete rare a person robbed by a dacoit or dacoits.Apparently an isolated use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > [noun] > attacking and robbing > one who robs with violence > victim of

dacoitee1887

muggee1969

1887 Edinb. Rev. Apr. 499 It may be a pleasanter game to play the dacoit than the dacoitee.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

dacoitv.

Brit.

/dəˈkɔɪt/, U.S.

/dəˈkɔɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: dacoit n.

Etymology: < dacoit n. Compare earlier dacoiting n.

Now somewhat rare.

transitive. In India (later also Pakistan and Nepal) and Burma (Myanmar): to rob (a person or thing) as a dacoit or by dacoity. Also occasionally intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > brigandage or freebooting > subject to brigandage [verb (transitive)]

filibuster1862

dacoit1886

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > brigandage or freebooting > subject to brigandage [verb (transitive)] > steal as brigand

dacoit1886

1886 Athenæum 1 May 578 The only choice left him is that of dacoiting or of being dacoited.

1959 Times 25 Aug. 10/6 Could the train have been ‘dacoited’ and the occupants dragged off as hostages?

1993 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 14 Apr. ‘That road’, he said, ‘is not safe. After 4 p.m., you will certainly be dacoited (robbed).’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dacoit
释义	dacoitn. Brit. /dəˈkɔɪt/, U.S. /dəˈkɔɪt/ Forms: 1800s– dacoit, 1800s dakoit, 1800s– dakait, 1700s–1900s decoit. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Bengali. Partly a borrowing from Hindi. Etymons: Bengali ḍakait; Hindi ḍakait, ḍākait. Etymology: < Bengali ḍakait and its cognate Hindi ḍākait, ḍakait, apparently reflecting an earlier form ḍākāyat < ḍākā* robber (of uncertain origin) + -āyat, suffix.The forms with -oi- reflect the pronunciation of the Bengali word. In India (later also Pakistan and Nepal) and Burma (Myanmar): a member of a group or class of bandits who operate in gangs and engage in armed robbery and other crimes. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > brigand > [noun] > in other countries dacoit1788 gang-robber1812 bush-ranger1817 klepht1820 flayer1832 ranger1840 dacoity1849 sticker-up1853 boh1888 demon1909 shifta1920 1788 Calcutta Chron. & Gen. Advertiser 10 Jan. The house and godown..were wilfully set on fire... It is imagined it was done by a gang of decoits. 1810 T. Williamson E. India Vade-mecum II. 396 Around Bengal.., decoits, or water-robbers, are sometimes numerous. 1845 H. H. Wilson Hist. Brit. India 1805–35 I. vii. 399 The Dakoits did not commonly proceed to murder; but they perpetrated atrocious cruelties. 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 1 Feb. 3/2 The whole of Lower Burmah was ravaged by bands of dacoits, who defied and defeated the local authorities and robbed whole villages. 1922 W. A. Fraser Caste xxix. 259 The Bowrees were a clan of decoits akin to the Bagrees. 1987 World Policy Jrnl. 4 320 Dacoit gangs, armed government supporters, and village vigilantes have become major actors in Sindhi politics. 2004 Times 4 Feb. 14/1 The wedding last week of one of India's most feared dacoits, in a lavish ceremony under the noses of police, was the culmination of an unlikely love affair. Derivatives † daˈcoitage n. Obsolete rare the system of banditry practised by dacoits; = dacoity n. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > brigandage or freebooting > [noun] trailbaston1304 brigantaille1393 latrocinyc1430 brigancy1513 free-boot1598 freebootinga1599 brigandize1609 latronage1619 free-booty1649 moss-trooping1649 buccaneering1758 dacoiting1802 gang robbery1812 dacoity1813 free-bootery1813 brigandage1823 bush-ranging1832 mosstroopery1845 filibustering1856 klephtism1858 robberhood1863 brigandism1865 Vikingism1880 bushwhackerism1883 Vikingship1883 banditism1885 dacoitage1887 brigandry1909 banditry1922 1887 New York Examiner 12 May in Cent. Dict. We may expect soon to hear that Dacoitage has begun with as much vigor as ever. 1913 I. A. R. Wylie Daughter of Brahma iv. 245 Those gymnasium and physical exercise clubs..were..hot-beds of anarchy and dacoitage. † daˈcoitee n. Obsolete rare a person robbed by a dacoit or dacoits.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > [noun] > attacking and robbing > one who robs with violence > victim of dacoitee1887 muggee1969 1887 Edinb. Rev. Apr. 499 It may be a pleasanter game to play the dacoit than the dacoitee. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). dacoitv. Brit. /dəˈkɔɪt/, U.S. /dəˈkɔɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: dacoit n. Etymology: < dacoit n. Compare earlier dacoiting n. Now somewhat rare. transitive. In India (later also Pakistan and Nepal) and Burma (Myanmar): to rob (a person or thing) as a dacoit or by dacoity. Also occasionally intransitive. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > brigandage or freebooting > subject to brigandage [verb (transitive)] filibuster1862 dacoit1886 the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > brigandage or freebooting > subject to brigandage [verb (transitive)] > steal as brigand dacoit1886 1886 Athenæum 1 May 578 The only choice left him is that of dacoiting or of being dacoited. 1959 Times 25 Aug. 10/6 Could the train have been ‘dacoited’ and the occupants dragged off as hostages? 1993 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 14 Apr. ‘That road’, he said, ‘is not safe. After 4 p.m., you will certainly be dacoited (robbed).’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1788v.1886
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