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bhishti (bheesty)
12016-05-23T11:58:54-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1422Glossaryplain2016-05-31T01:26:20-04:00Sarita Mizinf3227efb2a3c20c94b23681a0d509e36b12805e9(Hindustani) A domestic servant who supplies the family with water. Water carrier. Hobson-Jobson defines "Bheesty" as a servant "who supplies the family with water, carrying it in a mussock, or goatskin, slung on his back" (Hobson-Jobson 92)