What does shikari mean?
Shikari means A hunter or tracker, especially in the Indian subcontinent..
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/ʃɪˈkɑːɹiː/ · noun
A hunter or tracker, especially in the Indian subcontinent..
‘And if thou art not a shikarri, where didst thou learn thy knowledge of the tiger-folk?’ said he. ‘No tracker could have done better.’
I wonder that my very simple stratagem could deceive so old a shikari,’ said Holmes.
"I'll stake my good name as a shikarree," said he, "that the track is a fresh one."
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Shikari means A hunter or tracker, especially in the Indian subcontinent..
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‘And if thou art not a shikarri, where didst thou learn thy knowledge of the tiger-folk?’ said he. ‘No tracker could have done better.’
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