AGDAUN
s. A hybrid H. word from H. āg and P. dān , made in imitation of pīk-dān , ḳalam-dān , shama-dān ('spittoon, pencase, candlestick'). It means a small vessel for holding fire to light a cheroot.
From Hobson-Jobson by Yule & Burnell, 1886.
s. A hybrid H. word from H. āg and P. dān , made in imitation of pīk-dān , ḳalam-dān , shama-dān ('spittoon, pencase, candlestick'). It means a small vessel for holding fire to light a cheroot.
From Hobson-Jobson by Yule & Burnell, 1886.