hamal
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hamal
1960–65; < Arabic hammāl porter, carrier, akin to hamala to carry
Example Sentences
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He has laid a veneer of American-style street smarts on the skills of the hamal, or dock walloper, who learned survival on the wharves of Turkish Constantinople.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was after sunset and the hamal had not yet lit the lamps, so that this pantry, a dark room at mid-day, was far from light at that time.
From Snake and Sword A Novel by Wren, Percival Christopher
He went and fetched the hamal, who slunk through his task with the air of a condemned felon.
From Guns of the Gods by Mundy, Talbot
My last Boy was curiously scrupulous about the truth, and would rarely tell a lie, even to shield himself from blame, though he would do so to get the hamal into a scrape.
From Behind the Bungalow by Aitken, Edward Hamilton
"When I was in my father's house, I was in a better place." hey were putting Punch to bed—the ayah and the hamal, and Meeta, the big Surti boy with the red and gold turban.
From Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II by Kipling, Rudyard
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