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- noun Alternative spelling of
dholak .
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Examples
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Mirza Saeed Akhtar clapped his hands delightedly and began to laugh the loud, echoing laughter of revenge, and Osman the bullock-boy joined in, beating on his dholki and prancing around the squatting villagers, singing the latest filmi ganas and making nautch -- girl eyes.
The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967
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