Puncture-wallah

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person who repairs punctured tyres. India

    "[…] by the simple ploy of knocking on the door of his unsuspecting friend just when he was about to doze off for the post-prandial siesta, soliciting a paltry half-rupee to pay the puncture-wallah."

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"[…] by the simple ploy of knocking on the door of his unsuspecting friend just when he was about to doze off for the post-prandial siesta, soliciting a paltry half-rupee to pay the puncture-wallah."

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