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thuggee
thug·gee [ thúggee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
criminal method of Indian thugs: the method of robbery and murder by strangulation, characteristic of the former thugs of India
[Mid-19th century. < Hindi ṭhagī< ṭhag (see thug)]
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