Dhome

dhomë English Alternative forms en Dome Noun A member of a low-ranking Indian caste traditionally employed in carrying dead bodies, removing carrion, etc. en 1866 Net Cast in Many Waters 181 But the poor Mehta or Pariah is not the lowest of his race. He looks down upon the Dhomes. the Dhomes are employed in pushing out into the course of the stream the decomposing bodies as they lodge on the banks. en 1921 The Asiatic Review 288 Dhomes are quite a large caste throughout India, but these, though known as Dhomes, are differentiated by the appellation Maghaya; in fact, they have no real connection with the Dhomes. References