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(1):

(n.) 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.

(2):

(n.) An assassin; a ruffian; a rough.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Thug'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/thug.html. 1828.
 
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