GLOSSARY 



Bandohast. Arrangement. 



Bhimraj. The racket-tailed drongo {Dissemiirus para- 



diseus). 

 Chabutra. A masonry platform, erected outside the 



bungalow in the compound on which people sit in 



the evenings during the hot weather. 

 Chantar. The name of a low caste of Indians who skin 



animals and tan their skin. 

 Chaprassi. Lit., a badge- wearer. 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. 

 Choia Jmzri. Early morning tea. 

 Dak bungalow. Government rest-house. 

 Jhil. A lake or any natural depression which is filled wdth 



rain water all the year round or only at certain seasons. 

 Kankar. Lumps of limestone with which roads are 



metalled in Northern India. 

 Koi Hai. Lit., Is anyone there ? The expression used in 



India to summon a servant, bells being non-existent 



in that country. 

 Lathi. A club or long stick often studded with nails to 



make it a more formidable weapon. 

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