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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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