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dacoit definition

da·coit (də ko̵it′)

noun

a member of a gang of robbers in India or Burma (Myanmar)

Etymology: Hindi ḍākāit, robber < ḍākā, attack by robbers

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