单词 | chappow |
释义 | ‖ chappow Anglo-Ind.|tʃaˈpaʊ| Also chapao. [a. Pushtoo chapā'o raid, foray, inroad; cf. Pers. and Turki chapū plunder, chapāwal attack, charge.] A plundering expedition, a raid.
1860Mayne Reid Odd People 240 Trained for a chappow, or plundering expedition. 1879Low Jrnl. Gen. Abbott ii. 150 They were determined to make a chappow on our camp at Tezeen. 1884O'Donovan Merv. xiv, The Khan of Kuchan..sent out a chappow of a hundred horsemen to seize whatever corn..they could find. 1894M. Dyan Man's Keeping ix, He grew accustomed to the frequent chapoas [sic], or night attacks. 1902Nature 28 Aug. 418/2 The ‘chapaos’ of the Baluchis have been checked. |

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