hamal

The husband is in Iran looking for some kind of work, probably a hamal.

Afghan Connections published by Friends of Afghanistan 2008

The husband is in Iran looking for some kind of work, probably a hamal.

Archive 2008-07-01 2008

It is while looking at what seems both externally and internally complete and perfect happiness that the thought occurs — how must these people sigh, when driven across the dreary wilderness that intervenes between the lake country and the sea-coast, for such homes as these! — those unfortunates who, bought by the Arabs for a couple of doti, are taken away to Zanzibar to pick cloves, or do hamal work!

How I Found Livingstone Henry Morton 2004

Chamu drove the hamal away in front of him, and cuffed him the minute they were out of sight.

Guns of the Gods Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1921

He went and fetched the hamal, who slunk through his task with the air of a condemned felon.

Guns of the Gods Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1921

Late that evening Dick Blaine, returning from a desultory dinner at the club across the river, very nearly fell into the trap-door, for the hamal had run away too, thinking he would surely be accused of all the mischief, and no lamps were lit.

Guns of the Gods Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1921

Here, one of the gang (later identified as the man who had been known as John Robin Ross-Ellison, and who insisted that he was a Baluchi) declared that he had just murdered Mrs. Dearman in her drawing-room and made a full statement -- a statement found to be only too true, its details corroborated by a trembling _hamal_ who had peeped and listened, as all Indian servants peep and listen.

Driftwood Spars The Stories of a Man, a Boy, a Woman, and Certain Other People Who Strangely Met Upon the Sea of Life Percival Christopher Wren 1913

Now it was my painful duty to go every morning up to his office-room and see that peon had put fresh ink and everything ready and that the _hamal_ had dusted properly.

Driftwood Spars The Stories of a Man, a Boy, a Woman, and Certain Other People Who Strangely Met Upon the Sea of Life Percival Christopher Wren 1913

Late that evening Dick Blaine, returning from a desultory dinner at the club across the river, very nearly fell into the trap-door, for the hamal had run away too, thinking he would surely be accused of all the mischief, and no lamps were lit.

Guns of the Gods Talbot Mundy 1909

He went and fetched the hamal, who slunk through his task with the air of a condemned felon.

Guns of the Gods Talbot Mundy 1909