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- noun slang, UK A service issue
rifle .
Etymologies
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From Hindi बन्दूक (bandūk, "gun"), from Arabic بندقية (bunduqíiya, "rifle, gun"). The original Arabic was بندق (búnduq) and denoted filberts, nuts shaped like the projectiles thrown from stone bows. That usage was eventually transferred to the bows themselves and eventually to firearms.
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Quoting the statement of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed made at Ganderbal after his taking over as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir telling the people “Mujahideen ab bundook rakho aap key numaindey aap key liye baat karney aayain hain (Mujahid: You drop the gun now, as your own representatives have come to talk for you).
JK CM said, ���we will revoke PDP���s AFSPA during our tenure of the government" 2009
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