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XI. Glossary of Local Terms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

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Bhabar: dry country, with a subsoil of boulders, at the foot of the Himalayas.

Bhangala: a channel of a river.

Bheel: a small lake (in Assam).

Chowki: a post, or a hut (for a forest guard, etc.).

Dans: horse-fly or gad-fly.

Dun: a plateau in a valley or a flat valley in the foothills of the Himalayas.

Hatisar: an elephant station.

Khola: a stream.

Sal: a hardwood species of tree of great commercial value.

Savannah: tropical or sub-tropical grassland containing scattered trees or shrubs.

Shikar: shooting, or sport.

Tal: a small lake.

Tand: look-out tower for frightening away crop-raiding rhinoceros and other animals.

Tapoo: an island in a river.

Terai: moist country a few miles from the base of the Himalayas, at the edge of the bhabar.

Tongi: the Assam equivalent of tand.

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