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banghee

banghee is the alternative form of bangy.

Meaning of bangy

Noun

bangy (plural bangies)

  1. (India) A type of yoke carried on the shoulders, as a means for people to carry a load.
    • The men, to the number of 800, march in single file, and each man occupies a space of six feet, being obliged to carry a bangy containing his provisions, cooking pots, &c. besides his musket, which is tied to the bangy stick.1837, Asiatic Society of Bengal, Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, page 267
  2. (India, historical) A kind of parcel post originally carried by this means.

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Forms of banghee

pluralbanghees

Questions about banghee

What is banghee the alternative form of?
Banghee is the alternative form of bangy.

Words near banghee in the dictionary

  1. bangeth
  2. Banggai
  3. Banggot
  4. Banghart
  5. Bangharts
  6. banghee
  7. banghees
  8. Bangheet
  9. Banghi
  10. banghies
  11. Banghis

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