Hobson-Jobson: a Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases defines Shekarries as "Hindoos of low caste who gain their livelihood entirely by catching birds and hares." Another day at the office, another of God's creatures strung up by its hindquarters and dispatched to the Brahmin's cooking pot.
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Great find. I've dedicated myself to working that one into conversation.
Posted by: C. Van Carter | October 23, 2013 at 13:36