GLOSSARY 



Babul, Acacia arabica. A thorny tree. 



Badmash. A bad character, a ruffian. 



Barsath. Rain. 



Bhabar. The waterless tract of forest-clad land between the 

 Himalayas and the Terai. It is from ten to fifteen miles 

 in breadth and higher than the general level of the 

 plains. 



Chaprassi. Lit. a badgeman. A servant who runs messages, 

 an orderly. 



Chik. A number of thin pieces of bamboo strung together 

 to form a curtain. Thin chiks are usually hung in front 

 of doors in India with the object of keeping out flies but 

 not air. Chiks of stouter make are hung from the ver- 

 andah in order to keep out the sun. 



Chit. Short for Chitti^ a letter or testimonial. 



Coolie. An unskilled labourer. 



Dhak. Butea frondosa. A common tree in low jungle. 



Dhobi. Washerman. 



Dirzie. Tailor. 



Farash. Tamarix indica. 



Gait galoj. Abuse. 



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

 filled with rain water at certain seasons or permanently. 



Kankar, or Kunkar. Lumps of limestone with which roads 

 are metalled in Northern India. 



Kannaut. The sides of a tent. 



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