decoity

We will go upon a decoity, which is our duty, and leave the ordeal and all else in the hands of

Caste William Alexander Fraser 1896

"We 'ad read the papers, an' we put hup a faked decoity, a-- a sedukshun."

Indian Tales Rudyard Kipling 1900

Dead men were not given to carrying tales, and if no stir were made about the decoity until they were safely back in Karowlee they could enjoy the fruits Of their spoils, which would be, undoubtedly, great.

Caste William Alexander Fraser 1896

"In a decoity is not the lowing of a cow in a village held to be an evil omen?"

Caste William Alexander Fraser 1896

So the Dewan sent for Ajeet, Hunsa and Sookdee, and declared that if the Bagree contingent of murder did not start at once for the Pindari camp he would have them taken up for the decoity.

Caste William Alexander Fraser 1896

He would not commit himself as to making a decoity, for when they had seized upon the Chief for the crime Ajeet could not then say that the Dewan had instigated it; there would be only Hunsa's word for this, and, of course, he would deny that the Minister was the father of the scheme.

Caste William Alexander Fraser 1896

He had a message for the Chief from the god Bhyroo who galloped at night on a black horse, and the message had to do with the decoits, for if they were successful they could make offering to the priests at the temple of Bhowanee, for in her service decoity was an honourable occupation and of great antiquity.

Caste William Alexander Fraser 1896

"Has there been a decoity in the village -- is it war and bloodshed?"

Caste William Alexander Fraser 1896

But Ajeet's complicity in the decoity where the merchant and his men had been killed, gave the Dewan just what he had planned for -- the power of death over the Chief.

Caste William Alexander Fraser 1896

Hunsa went the length of telling Ajeet that the Dewan would even send them word where a decoity of much loot could be made and in a safe way, too, for the Dewan would take care that neither sepoys nor police would be in the way.

Caste William Alexander Fraser 1896