AGUN-BOAT
s. A hybrid word for a steamer, from H. agan , 'fire,' and Eng. boat . In Bombay Ag-bōt is used.
Historical Citations (2)
"... Agin boat."—Oakfield, i. 84.
"It (their pay) is, however, of a different kind, and not thought so honourable, but the Rouzindars are not subject, like the Mansebdars (Munsubdar) to the Agenas; that is to say, are not bound to take, at a valuation, carpets, and other pieces of furniture, that have been used in the King's palace, and on which an unreasonable value is sometimes set."—Bernier (ed. Constable), 215-6.]
From Hobson-Jobson by Yule & Burnell, 1886.