Note 3 — Chapter XI
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Unfortunately, the very blasphemous ejaculation, so frequently used by our soldiers in their conversations, has become their cognomen in the East, and is the only word which the Dankalli employ to designate them. I well recollect that when Ohmed Mahomed was telling me about the murder at Gunguntur, on my asking him how many were killed, he replied “Two got-tam,” (the two soldiers) “and one radgpoot,” this being the Portuguese cook.