boxwallahs

boxwallahs
n. itinerant wandering or peddler who sells cutlery and cheap nicknacks

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Boxwallah — Boxwallahs were small scale travelling merchant peddlers in India. They were known as boxwallahs because of the large boxes in which they carried their merchandise (usually clothes and costume jewelry), though the term has been known to be… …   Wikipedia

  • Pajamas — Pyjama redirects here. For other meanings of pyjama or pajama or similar see Pajamas (disambiguation). Pajamas, also spelled pyjamas (see also spelling differences), can refer to several related types of clothing. The original paijama are loose,… …   Wikipedia

  • Indian Civil Service — Indian Civil Service, auch unter dem Akronym ICS bekannt, war die Elite des Öffentlichen Dienstes im Dienste der Indischen Regierung. Er wurde durch die Kolonialherrschaft in Britisch Indien gegründet. Die heutigen Civil Services of India sind… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • INDIA — has played a significant role in Jewish culture and consciousness for 2000 years. Over the millennia, there have been commercial and cultural interactions and, in recent times, diplomatic, technological, and strategic links as well. Ancient Times …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”