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- noun dated Alternative spelling of
shikari .
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Examples
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'A shikkaree (native hunter) has just come into camp to say that a young bullock was carried off yesterday, and is lying half eaten in the jungle about a mile from this place; so at last, my boy, I shall have the pleasure of introducing you to a real live tiger. '
Frank Fairlegh Scenes From The Life Of A Private Pupil Frank E. Smedley 1835
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