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duftery

noun
duf·​tery
variants: or duftry \ ˈdəft(ə)rē \
plural -es

Definition of duftery

India
: a servant in an office whose duty is to dust and bind records, rule paper, make envelopes : office boy

History and Etymology for duftery

Hindi daftarī record keeper, office keeper, from Persian, from daftar book, record

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