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bashi-bazouk definition

bashi-bazouk (bas̸h′ē bə zo̵̅o̅k′)

noun

a member of the notoriously brutal 19th-cent. Turkish irregulars

Etymology: Turk bashi-bozuq < bashi, head + bozuq, disorderly, unkempt

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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