Bahna

The hereditary calling [83] of the Bahna is the cleaning or scutching of cotton, which is done by subjecting it to the vibration of a bow-string.

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The venerable allergist Sami Bahna recommended that food allergy always be suspected as a cause.

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The venerable allergist Sami Bahna recommended that food allergy always be suspected as a cause. comments

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The ingenious though rather clumsy method of the Bahna has been superseded by the ginning-factory, and little or no cotton destined for the spindle is now cleaned by him.

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Aur Bahna Turuk, or 'A Muhammadan (Turk) is a Muhammadan and the Bahna is also a

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Such a man will repeat the texts over the knife, blowing on it as he does so, and the Bahna considers that the knife has been sanctified and retains its virtue for a week.

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In some places when a Bahna goes to the well to draw water he first washes the parapet of the well to make it ceremonially clean, and then draws his water.

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The jackal was afraid that the Bahna would knock him on the head, so he said, "With thy bow on thy shoulder and thine arrow in thy hand, whither goest thou, O King of Delhi?"

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Bahnon ki bharrr ... or 'Proud as a Sheikh, obstinate as a Pathan, royal as a Turk, buzzing like a Bahna.'

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This kind of beard is thus proverbially described as '_Bahna kaisi darhi_' or 'A Bahna's beard. '

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