Dacoit

Krauss had spies and tools, and if that was his grey pony "Dacoit," what was "Dacoit" doing in the jungle, thirty miles from Rangoon?

The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma 1884

"Dacoit" doing in the jungle, thirty miles from Rangoon?

The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma 1884

European saddle and -- unless his eyes entirely deceived him -- the animal was Krauss's well-known weight carrier, "Dacoit."

The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma 1884

I'm used to Thug -- and Dacoit, to bandit and ruffian.

A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story Richard Savage 1874

Many of these rock fortresses were at various times the headquarters of famous Dacoit leaders, and unless the summits happened to be commanded from some higher ground within gunshot range they were all but impregnable, except by starvation.

Among Malay Pirates : a Tale of Adventure and Peril 1867

Many of these rock fortresses were at various times the head-quarters of famous Dacoit leaders, and unless the summits happened to be commanded from some higher ground within gunshot range they were all but impregnable except by starvation.

Tales of Daring and Danger 1867

He may be a respectable trader, he may be a Dacoit or a Thug.

The Tiger of Mysore A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib 1867

That the Dacoit and his band were still upon the slopes of the Ghauts they knew, and were gradually narrowing their circle, but there were so many rocks and hiding-places that the process of searching was a slow one, and the intelligence was so important that the news was off at once to the colonel, who gave orders for the police to surround the rock at daylight and to storm it if possible.

Tales of Daring and Danger 1867

I had fallen into the hands of the most troublesome, most ruthless, and most famous of the Dacoit leaders.

Among Malay Pirates : a Tale of Adventure and Peril 1867

That the Dacoit and his band were still upon the slopes of the Ghauts they knew, and were gradually narrowing their circle, but there were so many rocks and hiding places that the process of searching was a slow one, and the intelligence was so important that the news was off at once to the colonel, who gave orders for the police to surround the rock at daylight and to storm it if possible.

Among Malay Pirates : a Tale of Adventure and Peril 1867