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Definition of Bhistee
1. n. Same as Bheesty.
Definition of Bhistee
1. bheesty [n -S] - See also: bheesty
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bhistee
Literary usage of Bhistee
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Gardening for Bengal and Upper India by Thomas Augustus Charles Firminger (1874)
"Sometimes, when water has to be fetched from a distance for watering potted
plants, a bhistee is employed to go round with the malee to refill his ..."
2. Life and Travel in India: Being Recollections of a Journey Before the Days by Anna Harriette Leonowens (1884)
"Nothing annoyed our pundit so much as when he heard me call my bhistee, or
water-man, " a Hindoo:" " Hindoo nay, maim sahib, whoo jungly-wallah hai" (" Not ..."
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