moonshee
Americannoun
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"We are going to have a moonshee next week, Doctor," Wilson said, a little crestfallen, "and a horrid nuisance it will be."
From Rujub, the Juggler by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
We were invited to enter this splendid establishment by the moonshee, who had evidently ordered a refection to be prepared for the occasion.
From Notes of an Overland Journey Through France and Egypt to Bombay by Roberts, Miss Emma
When we were sufficiently rested and refreshed, we followed the moonshee to his mansion.
From Notes of an Overland Journey Through France and Egypt to Bombay by Roberts, Miss Emma
The persons carrying on the accounts are Mr. Larkins, an Englishman, Cantoo Baboo, a Gentoo, and a Persian moonshee, probably a Mahometan.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 10 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund
I told the man it was merely a summons, requiring the attendance of the moonshee on a certain date, to give evidence in the case.
From Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter by Inglis, James
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