First Known Use: 1846
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tahsil
noun tah·sil \tä-ˈsēl\
Definition of TAHSIL
: a district administration or revenue subdivision in India
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Origin of TAHSIL
Hindi tahsīl & Urdu taḥṣīl, from Arabic taḥṣīl collection of revenue
Rhymes with TAHSIL
aiguille, all-wheel, anneal, appeal, big deal, big wheel, bilge keel, bonemeal, bonspiel, cam wheel, Castile, cartwheel, chainwheel, chenille, cogwheel, conceal, congeal, cornmeal, done deal, eared seal, enwheel, fifth wheel, fish meal, flywheel, forefeel, for real, four-wheel, freewheel, fur seal, genteel, get real, good deal, great seal, handwheel, harp seal, ideal, inchmeal, mild steel, mill wheel, misdeal, mobile, Mobile, monk seal, mouthfeel, New Deal, newsreel, nosewheel, oatmeal, O'Neal, pastille, piecemeal, pinwheel, prayer wheel, raw deal, repeal, reveal, schlemiel, self-heal, side-wheel, singspiel, somedeal, spike heel, stabile, Tar Heel, thumbwheel, unreel, unseal, worm wheel
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