bangyn.
/ˈbaŋɡi/, U.S. /ˈbæŋɡi/ India.
A yoke for carrying loads; such a yoke with its pair of baskets or boxes; hence, parcel post.
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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance by carrying > [noun] > by a person > yoke for carrying
yoke-stickeOE
yokea1630
neck yoke1688
bangy1789
shoulder sling1813
shoulder-yoke1862
sap yoke1878
sap neckyoke1905
society > communication > correspondence > postal services > [noun] > types of service
printed paper1553
letter post1660
penny post1680
general post1687
parcel post1790
penny postage1798
twopenny post1811
twopenny1818
printed matter1836
parcel delivery1837
bangy1842
book post1848
special delivery1865
V.P.P.1888
express delivery1891
rural free delivery1891
certified mail1955
recorded delivery1960
Mailgram1969
freepost1970
1789 R. Broome Lett. Simpkin the Second (new ed.) 21 I'll give them Two Thousand, with Bangies and Coolies.
1809 Visct. Valentia Voy. I. 67 We take.., in six bangys, sufficient changes of linen.
1837 T. Bacon First Impressions Hindostan II. vii. 218 A weighty banghi-load of provisions.
1840 Narr. Three Months' March India vii. 200 Hindoos carrying small baskets..in bangy-fashion.
1842 G. Arthur Let. 27 Oct. in Ld. Ellenborough Hist. Indian Admin. (1874) 221 I will forward with this, by bhangy dâk, a copy of [a book].
Compounds
bangy-wallah n. now rare (historical) (originally) a person who carries loads using a bangy; (later also more generally) a porter; a person who carries deliveries or parcels.
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1782 5th Rep. Sel. Comm. Justice in Bengal, Bahar & Orissa App. No. 8 For Coolies Hire, Bangy Wallahs, &c.
1810 T. Williamson E. India Vade-mecum I. 325 The bangy-wollah, that is, the bearer who carries the bangy.
1866 M. Lemon Falkner Lyle I. xi. 285 The lady's luggage was particularly scant, and the bangy wallahs, as they are called, who carry the boxes, had an easy time of it.
1910 B. M. Croker Babes in Wood (1911) xi. 133 I've just paid it to the bangy-wallah.
2006 H. Drysdale Strangerland (2007) v. 102 Charles rode ahead, and behind came the phalanx of baggage coolies..while bangy-wallahs carried baskets of clothes.
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