lotah
- a variation of lota.
Example Sentences
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The old man went to a corner of the room, trembling in every limb, and taking a brass lotah from where it was hidden, he went out of the place into the darkness.
From Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East by Overend, William Heysham
The Baba Sahib, she says, has defiled her rice; yesterday he put his foot into her curry; to-day he washes the monkey's tail in her consecrated lotah.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 05, March, 1858 by Various
But one of the men explained that she must have water, and volunteered to go and find a brook; he had a small lotah with him.
From Barclay of the Guides by Strang, Herbert
Each person has his own lotah, a brass drinking vessel, and when all have eaten they again wash their hands, rinse out their mouths, and don their gayest apparel.
From Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter by Inglis, James
He begged a little milk in a lotah and gave her money for more.
From Far to Seek A Romance of England and India by Diver, Maud
