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Definition of Beedies
1. beedi [n] - See also: beedi
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beedies
Literary usage of Beedies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Small Hands of Slavery: bonded child labor in India by Human Rights Watch/Asia (1996)
"Ten year-old Kumar earned only two rupees a day for rolling 1500 beedies. ...
cr beedies consumed annually," Indian Express, February I. 1995. ..."
2. The United States and Mexico, 1821-1848: A History of the Relations Between by George Lockhart Rives (1913)
"... beedies, and others were intermingled with the settlers. They were beggarly
and insolent, and were only restrained the first two years by presents, ..."
3. Indian Jottings: From Ten Year's Experience in and Around Poona City by Edward Fenton Elwin (1907)
"You can buy eighty of these beedies, as they are called, for one penny, but each
one only provides a smoke of a few minutes' duration. ..."
4. A Handbook for Travellers in Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, and Herefordshire by John Murray (Firm) (1872)
"... beedies, a cluster on a lofty range, are extensive, and include an unusual
variety of scenery. Ш m. King's Norton Station, (/im : Saracens Head, ..."
5. Glimpses of Old Bombay and Western India, with Other Papers by James Douglas (1900)
"The native beedies are, no doubt, of unknown antiquity, and may be the origin of
our cigarettes. One of the greatest factors of social enjoyment is exercise ..."
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