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Word entry · 3 letters

dak

Best crossword clue

"Indian mail system"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /ɖɑːk/Part of speech nounSorted adkStarts with DEnds with K1 cluesCommon crossword word
1D2A3K

Definitions

  1. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye

Word origin

Borrowed from Hindustani डाक / ڈاک (ḍāk).

Used in a sentence

  • He prided himself on looking neat even when he was riding dâks.
  • Gaining the dak, they were joined on the veranda by four tight-lipped men.
  • “What are you going to do?” said the woman, between her sobs. “Do! Nothing. What should I do? Kill Kurrell or send you Home, or apply for leave to get a divorce? It's two days' dâk into Narkarra.”

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