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thuggee

American  
[thuhg-ee, thuh-gee] / ˈθʌg i, θʌˈgi /

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter)

  1. (in India) robbery and strangulation committed by thugs.

thuggee British  
/ θʌˈɡiː /

noun

  1. history the methods and practices of the thugs of India

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Etymology

Origin of thuggee

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

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Islam in, 424 n.; territories, defined, 553 n.; river thuggee in, 652.

From Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official by Sleeman, William

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