thuggee

[ thuhg-ee, thuh-gee ]

/ ˈθʌg i, θʌˈgi /

noun (sometimes initial capital letter)

(in India) robbery and strangulation committed by thugs.

Origin of thuggee

First recorded in 1830–40, thuggee is from the Hindi word thagī

Words nearby thuggee

thruway, thrymsa, Thucydides, thud, thug, thuggee, thuja, Thule, thulia, thulium, thumb

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Example sentences from the Web for thuggee

Whoever was following them was an adept, as secret as a Thuggee.
The Adventures of Kathlyn|Harold MacGrath
Had not the punishments you had received turned your heart from Thuggee?
Confessions of a Thug|Philip Meadows Taylor
The origin of Thuggee is entirely lost in fable and obscurity.
Confessions of a Thug|Philip Meadows Taylor
For many years he was employed as Commissioner for the suppression of Thuggee.
India: What can it teach us?|F. Max Mller

After the capture of Seringapatam in 1799 the attention of the Company's government was drawn to the prevalence of Thuggee.
Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official|William Sleeman

British Dictionary definitions for thuggee

thuggee

/ (θʌˈɡiː) /

noun

history the methods and practices of the thugs of India

Word Origin for thuggee

C19: from Hindi thagī; see thug

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单词	thuggee
释义	thuggee [ thuhg-ee, thuh-gee ] / ˈθʌg i, θʌˈgi / noun (sometimes initial capital letter) (in India) robbery and strangulation committed by thugs. Origin of thuggee First recorded in 1830–40, thuggee is from the Hindi word thagī Words nearby thuggee thruway, thrymsa, Thucydides, thud, thug, thuggee, thuja, Thule, thulia, thulium, thumb Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for thuggee Whoever was following them was an adept, as secret as a Thuggee. The Adventures of Kathlyn\|Harold MacGrath Had not the punishments you had received turned your heart from Thuggee? Confessions of a Thug\|Philip Meadows Taylor The origin of Thuggee is entirely lost in fable and obscurity. Confessions of a Thug\|Philip Meadows Taylor For many years he was employed as Commissioner for the suppression of Thuggee. India: What can it teach us?\|F. Max Mller After the capture of Seringapatam in 1799 the attention of the Company's government was drawn to the prevalence of Thuggee. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official\|William Sleeman British Dictionary definitions for thuggee thuggee / (θʌˈɡiː) / noun history the methods and practices of the thugs of India Word Origin for thuggee C19: from Hindi thagī; see thug Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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