Hamal n. (Written also hammal, hummaul, hamaul, khamal, etc) In Turkey and other Oriental countries, a porter or burden bearer; specif., in Western India, a palanquin bearer.
... said my unwholesome countryman, who was very drunk indeed. 'But I am not a Hamal that ... — The Romance Of Giovanni Calvotti - From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.) • David Christie Murray