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Definition of Shroffs
1. shroff [v] - See also: shroff
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shroffs
Literary usage of Shroffs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Observations on the Mussulmauns of India: Descriptive of Their Manners by Hasan 'Ali, B. Mir Hasan 'Ali, Mrs B Mı̄r Ḣasan ʻAlı̄, B. Mīr Ḣasan ʻAlī (1832)
"shroffs (Money-changers).—Popular cries in Native cities.—The articles enumerated
and the venders of them described.—The Cuppers. ..."
2. The English Factories in India, 1618-1621: A Calendar of Documents in the by William Foster (1906)
"... the shroffs saying it was ' not by theire shawe ', but by one ... The shroffs
intend to ..."
3. Narrative of a Journey from Heraut to Khiva, Moscow, and St. Petersburgh by James Abbott (1884)
"Prospect of my speedy Departure—Extreme Difficulty of procuring Money—Promises
of shroffs and of the Minister equally false—Delay in transmitting my ..."
4. Narrative of a Journey from Heraut to Khiva, Moscow, and St. Petersburgh by James Abbott (1856)
"... speedy Departure—Extreme Difficulty of procuring Money—Promises of shroffs
and of the Minister equally false—Delay in transmitting my Despatches—Private ..."
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