See ghoti on Wiktionary
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"ref": "1888, Report on the Condition of the Lower Classes of Population in Bengal, Calcutta: […] Bengal Secretariat Press, →OCLC, page 21:",
"text": "His metal vessels are—of brass, a kalsi, a garu, and two ghotis; of bell-metal, three thalis, three ghotis, and four batis.",
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"ref": "1895, D.H.E. Sunder, “The Dobasiyas”, in Survey and Settlement of the Western Duars in the District of Jalpaiguri, 1889 - 1895, Calcutta: […] Bengal Secretariat Press, →OCLC, part I (The Tract under Settlement), chapter VII (Social Life and Religions of the People), page 175, column 2; reprinted Siliguri, West Bengal: N. L. Publishers, 2013, →ISBN:",
"text": "After this, two women bathe her by pouring seven ghotis or lotas of water over her, and they also rub her with turmeric, methi, and scented oil.",
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"ref": "1956, The All India Reporter, Nagpur, Bombay State: The All India Reporter Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 187, column 1:",
"text": "The case for the prosecution was that at about sun-set on 7-9-1952 Aghona Kachari who is at places described as Aghona Master (a teacher) went out to a place within his compound to attend to the call of nature with a ghoti (water pot) in his hand.",
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"ref": "1995, Harekrishna Deka, translated by D N Bezboruah, “The Prisoner”, in Katha Prize Stories, volume 5, New Delhi: Katha, →ISBN, page 102:",
"text": "The gaonburha’s son reappeared, carrying a small bucket of water, a brass ghoti and a clean gamosa, and requested him to have a wash.",
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"ref": "1998, B[raja] B[ihārī] Kumāra, The Tribal Societies of India: A Macro Perception, New Delhi: Omsons Publications, →ISBN, page 280:",
"text": "Household articles are cots, mats, metallic disces^([sic]) and tumblers (thalis, ghotis), earthen water vassels (kalsi), wooden laddles (spoons), wooden cattle-bells (tharkeas), and measures (poila), bamboo umbrellas, baskets, axes, sickles, daos, etc.",
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