Bhisti

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of bheestie (“a traditional water-carrier of South Asia”). alt-of, alternative

    "The finest man I knew / Was our regimental bhisti, Gunga Din[…]'Water, get it! Panee lao! / 'You squidgy-nosed old idol, Gunga Din.'"

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"The finest man I knew / Was our regimental bhisti, Gunga Din[…]'Water, get it! Panee lao! / 'You squidgy-nosed old idol, Gunga Din.'"

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