Dhome

词形变化

Dhomes 复数 Dhomes

别名

Dome

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A member of a low-ranking Indian caste traditionally employed in carrying dead bodies, removing carrion, etc.

    But the poor Mehta or Pariah […] is not the lowest of his race. […] He looks down upon the Dhomes. […] the Dhomes are employed in pushing out into the course of the stream the decomposing bodies as they lodge on the banks.

    Dhomes are quite a large caste throughout India, but these, though known as Dhomes, are differentiated by the appellation Maghaya; in fact, they have no real connection with the Dhomes.