lascar

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While writing Sea of Poppies, he scoured old dictionaries and almanacs and filled the novel with dizzying dialogues incorporating bastardized Hindustani and lascar words that he claims entered common English parlance in the 19th century.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Take the wheel," ordered Peter, using the term instead of tiller, since the lascar was well acquainted with the word "wheel".

From The Wireless Officer by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

Thus Victoria had roamed aimlessly over the ship, visiting even the bows where, everlastingly, a lascar seemed to brood in fixed attitudes as a Budh dreaming of Nirvana.

From A Bed of Roses by George, Walter Lionel

"Due east, mutli," ordered Mostyn, having signed to the lascar to come aft.

From The Wireless Officer by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

Only the lascar and Hossain were left in the boat.

From In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India by Strang, Herbert