Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive |
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| Title | Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive |
| Authors | Sir Henry Yule, Arthur Coke Burnell |
| Editor | William Crooke |
| Publisher | Murray, 1903 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 4 Aug 2005 |
| Length | 1021 pages |
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