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gasman(dictionary)

nilgai (iou) and gasman (iou)


nilgai (iou)



nilgai noun. . Pl. -s, same. L18.
[Hindi nilgae, nilgao, from Sanskrit nila blue + -gavi, -gavi cow.]
A large Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, the male of which is blue-grey with white markings and short horns, the female tawny and without horns.

gasman (iou)



gasman noun. ['gasman] Pl. -men. E19.
[from GAS noun1 + MAN noun.]
A man employed in the manufacture or supply of gas; esp. a man who installs or Repairs equipment for supplying household gas, reads gas-meters, etc. E19.
A man who lights gas-lamps in the street; a man in charge of the gas-lights in a theatre. M-L19.