thuggee

[ thuhg-ee, thuh-gee ]

noun(sometimes initial capital letter)

(in India) robbery and strangulation committed by thugs.

Origin of thuggee

First recorded in 1830–40, thuggee is from the Hindi word thagī

Words Nearby thuggee

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How to use thuggee in a sentence

Whoever was following them was an adept, as secret as a thuggee.
The Adventures of Kathlyn | Harold MacGrath
He was not above giving the haughty upstart a thuggee's twist.
The Adventures of Kathlyn | Harold MacGrath
thuggee′, Thug′gery, Thug′gism, the practice and superstition of the Thugs.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) | Various
Again, the horrible practice of thuggee was attacked, but it took years to stamp that out.
A Soldier's Experience or A Voice from the Ranks: Showing the Cost of War in Blood and Treasure | Timothy Gowing
A thuggee's twist to the schemes of the street rat Umballa, who wore the Brahmin string, to which he had no right!
The Adventures of Kathlyn | Harold MacGrath

British Dictionary definitions for thuggee

thuggee

/ (θʌˈɡiː) /

noun

history the methods and practices of the thugs of India

Origin of thuggee

C19: from Hindi thagī; see thug

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