See also: Malley

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hindi माली (mālī).

Noun

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malley (plural malleys)

  1. (India, obsolete) A gardener.
    • 1843, Transactions of the Agri-horticultural Society of Western India, page 2:
      [] not one-third of the work was done under the direction of the Garden Purvoe and Head Malley only, []
    • 1852, The Illustrated Exhibitor and Magazine of Art, volume 1, page 310:
      [] a Gora-walla, or groom for every horse, and, according to the extent of the garden, from one to six Malleys, or gardeners.

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