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Definition of Shikaris
1. shikari [n] - See also: shikari
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shikaris
Literary usage of Shikaris
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by Sir William Wilson Hunter (1885)
"... natives of Maskat (Muscat), Zanzibar, and Abyssinia, who until the British
Conquest were bought and sold as slaves. (4) The shikaris or ..."
2. Sport and Travel in the Far East by Joseph Clark Grew (1910)
"... other things which would be needed during the three months of mountain-work
ahead. With all this, there were the shikaris to choose, and a dozen or so ..."
3. In and Beyond the Himálayas: A Record of Sport and Travel in the Abode of Snow by Samuel James Stone (1896)
"... mud bangla—Arrange for the shooting—Old Tashi—Treatment of native shikaris—Hardiness
of ... shikaris ..."
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