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