bhangi
noun 2
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1BHANGI + NOUN
night-soil
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noun
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A member of the Bhangi caste, traditionally restricted to cleaning latrines and handling dead bodies
noun
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Alternative letter-case form of Bhangi.
At a stroke the bhangis will raise scavenging to a fine art and give it the status it should have had long ago.
The sight of a bhangi carrying the night-soil basket on his head made him sick.
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At a stroke the bhangis will raise scavenging to a fine art and give it the status it should have had long ago.
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The sight of a bhangi carrying the night-soil basket on his head made him sick.
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