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Webster 1913 Edition


Tindal

Tin′dal

,
Noun.
[From the native name: cf. Malayalam
ta[GREEK][GREEK]al
.]
1.
A petty officer among lascars, or native East Indian sailors; a boatswain’s mate; a cockswain.
[India]
Malcom.
2.
An attendant on an army.
[India]
Simmonds.