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banghy

banghy 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 banghy

pluralbanghies

Questions about banghy

What is banghy the alternative form of?
Banghy is the alternative form of bangy.

Words near banghy in the dictionary

  1. Banghi
  2. banghies
  3. Banghis
  4. Bangho
  5. Bangholme
  6. banghy
  7. banghyang
  8. banghyangs
  9. Bangi
  10. Bangi Me
  11. bangier

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