GLOSSARY 



Bagh. Grove or garden planted with trees. 



Chapatti. A thin, flat cake made of unleavened bread, and 



commonly eaten by the natives of Northern India. 

 Chaprassi. Lit. a badge-man. A servant who runs messages. 

 Chik. A number of thin pieces of bamboo strung together 



to form a curtain. Chiks are usually hung in front of doors 



and windows in India with the object of keeping out 



insects, but not air. 

 Chota haziri. Early morning tea. 

 Dak. Post. 

 Dak bungalow. Government rest-house. Sometimes a cook 



is attached to the dak bungalow, and he caters for visitors 



if they wish. 

 Dhobi. A washerman. 

 Dirzie. A tailor. 

 Durga Puja. A religious festival observed by the Hindus 



of Bengal. 

 Jhil. A lake, broad tank, or any natural depression which 



is filled with rain-water at certain seasons. 

 Kuch tie. Lit. " nothing." A term appHed by native beaters 



to all non-game birds seen when one is out shooting. 

 Kunkur. Lumps of limestone with which roads are metalled 



in Northern India. 

 Machan. A platform erected in a tree, upon which the sports- 

 man sits while waiting for his quarry. 

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