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Shroff vs Shruff - What's the difference?

shroff | shruff |

As nouns the difference between shroff and shruff

is that shroff is a money-changer or banker in South Asia while shruff is rubbish, especially the dross or refuse of metals.

shroff

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (India) A money-changer or banker in South Asia.
  • * 1888 , Rudyard Kipling, ‘The Broken-Link Handicap’, Plain Tales from the Hills , Folio 2005, page 110:
    • Racing leads to the shroff quicker than anything else.
  • (Hong Kong) A cashier at a car park.

    • shruff

    English

    Noun

  • Rubbish, especially the dross or refuse of metals.
  • (obsolete, UK, dialect) Light, dry wood, or material used for fuel.
    • (Webster 1913)