Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In the East Indies, the post; a relay of men, as for carrying letters, despatches, etc., or travelers in palanquins.
- noun An abbreviation of
Dakota .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun India Post; mail; also, the mail or postal arrangements; -- spelt also
dawk , anddauk . - noun a mail boat.
- noun a traveler's rest-house at the end of a dak stage.
- noun to travel by relays of palanquins or other carriage, as fast as the post along a road.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun India A
post system by means of transport relays of horses stationed at intervals along a route or network, carrying mail and passengers.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye
Etymologies
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Examples
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The trains are conveniently arranged; they take you over from Agra in the morning and bring you back at night, which is well, because there is no hotel at Muttra, only what they call a dak bungalow, or lodging-house, provided by the municipal authorities for the shelter of travelers who have no friends to put them up.
Modern India William Eleroy Curtis 1880
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Here's a picture of the chicken restaurant Dak dak, is Korean for chicken which I mentioned a few posts ago.
Dak: my new favourite chicken restaurant gregarious monk 2009
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Here's a picture of the chicken restaurant Dak dak, is Korean for chicken which I mentioned a few posts ago.
Archive 2009-06-01 gregarious monk 2009
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As'ad M.rlan, M. Ag dak akan sampai kepada Allah SWT. suci antara makhluk dengan khaliknya, Rasulullah SAW bersabda:
Recently Uploaded Slideshows epaper 2009
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Captain Webb-Ware having most kindly arranged to "dak" camels for me, I was enabled to remain here one day by sending my own camels with loads ahead, I proposing to catch them up by going three marches on January
Across Coveted Lands or a Journey from Flushing (Holland) to Calcutta Overland Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1894
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This recent "support" of tort reform means that he actually doesn't want tort reform. dak
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The menu is pretty straight forward – noodle soups consisting of a dashi broth, ramyun or udon noodles, and a topping such as bulgogi, dak galbi (spicy grilled chicken), kimchi, etc.
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If Obama mess up im pretty sure he won't be able to live it down. dak
Obama informs top diplomatic, military officials of Afghan decision 2009
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Minnesota .... you should still be hanging your collective heads in shame. dak
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Is there a republican out there who could explain to the "not so bright" wingnuts of their party that you have to have a legitimate ID to be able to vote? dak
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