Lexicographical Neighbors of Mahsir
Literary usage of Mahsir
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Romantic East: Burma, Assam, & Kashmir by Walter Del Mar (1906)
"From other fishermen we bought mahsir, which they called ... The mahsir is a carp
with a greenish-brown back and bronze sides, which is, however, ..."
2. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter (1886)
"From the angler's point of view, by far the finest fish is the mahsir, ...
Though called the salmon of India, the mahsir is really a species of barbel. ..."
3. A Statistical Account of Bengal by William Wilson Hunter, Herbert Hope Risley, Hermann Michael Kisch (1877)
"... and the stored-up water forms a lake among the hills, it will have room to
grow to a larger size, and mahsir fishing will, it is anticipated, ..."
4. The Indian Forester (1887)
"In the first place why are some mahsir black ? quite black above and smoky ...
Secondly, what do mahsir eat in the cold season when they lie head to tail in ..."
5. My year in an Indian fort by Guthrie, Katherine Blanche (1877)
"The mahsir, or Indian salmon, is the fish that affords the best sport in this,
... The mahsir is often fished with a fly."—Times of India Hand- look of ..."
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