_Bandobast._ Arrangement.
_Bhimraj._ The racket-tailed drongo (_Dissemurus paradiseus_).
_Chabutra._ A masonry platform, erected outside the bungalow in the
compound on which people sit in the evenings during the hot weather.
_Chamar._ 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.
_Chota hazri._ Early morning tea.
_Dak bungalow._ Government rest-house.
_Jhil._ A lake or any natural depression which is filled with 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.
_Madar plant._ _Calotropis gigantea._
_Mohwa._ _Bassia latifolia._
_Murghi._ A fowl or chicken.
_Nullah._ A ravine.
_Ryot._ A cultivator or small farmer.
_Sahib._ Sir, or a gentleman. A term used to denote a European.
_Sath Bhai._ Any of the various species of Crateropus babblers.
_Shikari._ One who goes out shooting or hunting.
_Swadeshi._ A jingoistic term meaning Indian.
_Terai._ Lit., moist land. A low-lying tract of land running along the
foot of the Himalayas.
_Tope._ A grove of trees.
_Topi._ A sun-helmet.