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
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 Edward Hamilton Aitken
As for the hamal, she is tired of fighting with him.
From Behind the Bungalow by Edward Hamilton Aitken
A peacock reposing majestically in the arms of a patient hamal appeared at the front door, a souvenir for "his excellency."
From Antwerp to Gallipoli A Year of the War on Many Fronts—and Behind Them by Arthur Ruhl
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 Percival Christopher Wren
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