An old sinner, in shape of a khansamah, is the genius of the place, and has rarely aught else to tempt the tired traveller with than a “sudden death”—a fowl caught running in the yard, and dished up forthwith; […]
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Sudden death
Synonyms for "sudden death" (12 found)
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Noun(3 words)
Related words (6)
Noun(6 words)
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9 entriescardiac deathdemise of traditionextinction of practiceovertime goalsudden death goalsudden-death overtimesudden-death playoffsudden-death tiebreakertraumatic death
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12 entriessudden death casesudden death eventsudden death overtimesudden death risksudden death rulesudden death scenariosudden-death eliminationsudden-death overtimesudden-death periodsudden-death playoffsudden-death rulesudden-death tiebreaker
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3 entriesmore sudden-deathmost sudden-deathsudden deaths
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Our next dish is one which has shown no signs of scarcity since we reached India, — the ever present chicken, or “sudden death,” as it is called here, from the Anglo-Indian custom of cooking a fowl that has been running about the garden half an hour before.
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