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bangies

bangies is the plural 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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Questions about bangies

What is bangies the plural of?
Bangies is the plural of bangy.

Words near bangies in the dictionary

  1. banghyang
  2. banghyangs
  3. Bangi
  4. Bangi Me
  5. bangier
  6. bangies
  7. bangiest
  8. Bangime
  9. banging
  10. banging a uey
  11. banging about

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