hamaul

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hamaul - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hamal \Ha*mal"\ (h[.a]*m[aum]l"), n. [Written also hammal,
     hummaul, hamaul, khamal, etc.] [Turk. & Ar. hamm[=a]l,
     fr. Ar. hamala to carry.]
     In Turkey and other Oriental countries, a porter or burden
     bearer; specif., in Western India, a palanquin bearer.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]