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thug·gee (t̸hug′ē)

noun

murder and robbery as formerly practiced by the thugs of India

Etymology: Hindi ṭhagī: see thug

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