Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Literally, the manufacture and sale of spirituous liquors; hence, specifically, in British India, the government excise upon such liquors; the licensing of dealers in strong drink.
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- noun India The manufacture or sale of liquors or drugs.
Etymologies
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From Persian آبکاری (ābkārī), from آبکار (ābkār).
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