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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Per. & Hind.

lashkar

an army, an inferior artillery man, a cooly, a native sailor.]

A native sailor, employed in European vessels; also, a menial employed about arsenals, camps, camps, etc.; a camp follower.

[East Indies]

Noun.

In the East Indies, a native seaman, or a gunner.