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thug

thug \'th*g\ \-(*-)re-\ \-ish\ n [Hindi tsub-dot>hag, lit., thief, fr. Skt 
   sthaga rogue, fr.] sthagati he covers, conceals - more at THATCH : a brutal 
   ruffian or assassin  - thug.gery n