thug
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thug
an aggressive and violent young criminal
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An assassin; a ruffian; a rough. "Thugs and midnight rounders." -
Thug
One of an association of robbers and murderers in India who practiced murder by stealthy approaches, and from religious motives. They have been nearly exterminated by the British government.
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thug
A member of a confraternity of professional assassins and robbers formerly infesting India, chiefly in the central and northern provinces. The thugs roamed about the country in bands of from 10 to 100, usually in the disguise of peddlers or pilgrims, gaining the confidence of other travelers, whom they strangled, when a favorable opportunity presented itself, with a handkerchief, an unwound turban, or a noosed cord. The shedding of blood was seldom resorted to. The motive of the thugs was not so much lust of plunder as a certain religious fanaticism. The bodies of their victims were hidden in graves dug with a consecrated pickax, and of their spoil one third was devoted to the goddess Kali, whom they worshiped. About 1830–35 the British government took vigorous measures for their suppression, and thuggery, as an organized system, is now extinct. -
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thug
Hence A cutthroat; a ruffian; a rough.
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thug one of a class of professional robbers and assassins in India—a kind of secret religious fraternity, murdering stealthily by strangling or poisoning with datura, extirpated 1826-35: any cut-throat ruffian
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary Hind. thag, a deceiver, robber
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary Hind., thag, thug, cheat.
In the thugged-out, hyped-up world of gangsta rap music, the ultimate compliment is that an artist "keeps it real" -- stays in touch with the struggles of the street -- even after tasting success. nola.com
In the six weeks since Trinity College student Chris Kenny was severely beaten on the edge of campus, the original premise that the attackers were thugs from the Barry Square neighborhood has faded. universitybusiness.com
The 23-year-old woman was walking on Ninth Street near Fitzwater at 4:05 am when the thug pounced, police said. philly.com
1996-CrossRoads- Bone Thugs And Harmony. kissdetroit.com
A thug followed a random man into a Queens deli, pulled out a knife, and repeatedly stabbed the man in the butt then left the scene. club937.com
Yet another great stupid thug story from the New York 'Post.'. nymag.com
Old Ladies Continue Winning Streak Against Thugs. nymag.com
She's on the Tehran pavement, shot by a government theological thug. citybeat.com
Today on the show, we were talking about convenience store owners defending themselves against would-be thieves and thugs. bsm.com
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No outrage over ` thug on thug ' shootings. insidebayarea.com
A skinny kid sticks up to a street thug just after he apparently put his hands on a woman. club937.com
Courtesy of Book Thug Nation. nymag.com
In California alone there are approximately 300,000 Thugs in 2,000 gangs, and as many as 150,000 Thugs in 1,000 gangs in Los Angeles County. policemag.com
And it seems not unlikely that these people may have been the true progenitors of the Thugs. "The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV" by
Sergeant, remove these young thugs and have them sent to the workhouse at once. "At Good Old Siwash" by
We've made preparations for you and your paid thugs, Mr. "Frank Merriwell's Son" by
It is wiser not to resist a thug, is it not so? "The Girl and The Bill" by
Segregation provides a resort, refuge and hiding place for criminals and thugs of every description. "Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls" by
If this is not one of Poltavo's hired thugs, I am greatly mistaken. "The Secret House" by
I'll hire thugs to break every bone in your body! "The Making of Bobby Burnit" by
Belonging to a gang of Thugs. "Prisoners Their Own Warders" by
But you couldn't bring yourself to help a woman against two thugs. "The Jupiter Weapon" by
The three thugs who had been trying to overpower Tom were brutal fighters, and withal were men of muscle. "Bert Wilson on the Gridiron" by
Above the left eye,
One thugged him with his pistol
And left him lie.
Essene, Erastian, Whig,
And the Thug and the Druse and the Catholic
And the crew of the Captain's gig.
Is mor an gaol a thug mi dhuit,
Cuir thusa do cheann air mo ghluin,
Agus seinnidh mi ciuin duit a chruit.
Cuir thusa do, &c.
Chaidil e suain, na thruim sheamh fann,
S thug iad an claidheamh a chrios
S ghearr iad gun fhios d'dheth an ceann,
S thug iad an, &c.