Wednesday, October 27, 2010

#300 dacoit

dacoit- a member of a gang of armed robbers

C19 from Hindi dakait, from daka robbery

dacoity- robbery by an armed gang

A dacoit who had engaged hundreds of policemen in a gunfight for three days was shot dead.

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