bandobust

/ ˈbʌndəʊbəst /

noun

1. (in India and Pakistan) an arrangement

Word History and Origins

Origin of bandobust¹

Hindi band-o-bast tying and binding, from Persian

Example Sentences

I don't know quite to what extent you would expect——' Here Lady Bandobust paused, as if waiting for data on which to proceed.

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I had a nephew there for seven years, so I ought to know something about it,' said Lady Bandobust, with some asperity.

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Brigadiers, of course, do not starve; they would not, even if they possessed no bandobust of their own.

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That's a better bandobust than baynit get it in your innards.

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Bandobust, lit., a tying or binding; any system or mode of regulation discipline; arrangements.

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