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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Tindal

/tĭn'-dəl/ · Tin·dal · IPA /tˈɪndəl/
01 n. A petty officer among lascars, or native East Indian sailors; a boatswain's mate; a cockswain.
  1. 1.
    A petty officer among lascars, or native East Indian sailors; a boatswain's mate; a cockswain.[India]
  2. 2.
    An attendant on an army.[India]