The Great Indian “Loot”- The Horrific Plunder, The Bloodshed & The Tyranny, c. 1757 to 1947
The Hindustani slang word “loot” meaning theft was one of the first Indian words to appear in the English language. The Oxford English Dictionary claims that until the late 18th century, when it all of a sudden became a prevalent term throughout Britain, this word was seldom ever used outside of the plains of north […]