lascar

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While writing Sea of Poppies, he scoured old dictionaries and almanacs and filled the novel with dizzying dialogues incorporating bastardized Hindustani and lascar words that he claims entered common English parlance in the 19th century.

From Time Magazine Archive

In a few minutes he left this in a skiff accompanied only by Fuzl Khan and a lascar.

From In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India by Strang, Herbert

The lead confirmed his words; the depth of water increased at every cast, and the soul of excitement departed suddenly from the lascar swung in the canvas belt over the Sofala's side.

From The End of the Tether by Conrad, Joseph

Only the lascar and Hossain were left in the boat.

From In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India by Strang, Herbert

The lascar bowman resumed his oar, pulling the boat's head round.

From The Wireless Officer by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)