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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The post of a watchman or policeman (chaukidar). India
2. 2
   A custom house. India
3. 3
   A kind of short stool or bench. India

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi चौकी (caukī).

Related phrases

custom house

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