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1. bunder, n. View full entry 1698
...A landing-place; a quay or pier; a port....
2. cadjan, n. View full entry 1698
...‘Coco-palm leaves matted, the common substitute for thatch in Southern India’ (Col. Yule)....
3. chick | cheek, n.2 View full entry 1698
...‘A kind of screen-blind made of finely-split bamboo, laced with twine, and often painted on the outer side; hung or framed in doorways or windows’ (Yule)....
4. chitty, n. View full entry 1698
...‘A letter or note; also, a certificate given to a servant, or the like; a pass’ (Yule)....
5. choultry, n. View full entry 1698
...A place for the reception and accommodation of travellers; an inn, caravanserai; also used for the transaction of public business (Yule)....
6. conjee | congee, n. View full entry 1698
...The water in which rice has been boiled; used as an article of diet for invalids, and as starch....
7. dal, n. View full entry 1698
...The pulse obtained from some leguminous plants, chiefly from the Cajan, Cajanus indicus, extensively used as an article of food in the East Indies....
8. desai, n. View full entry 1698
...A native Indian revenue official, or petty chief....
9. dubash, n. View full entry 1698
...An Indian interpreter or commissionaire, employed in transacting business between Europeans and the local people, and as a guide, courier, etc....
10. dubba | dubber, n. View full entry 1698
...‘A leather bottle or skin bag, used chiefly in India for holding oil, ghee, and other liquids, and capable of holding, according to size, from 20 to 80 lbs. weight’ (Simmonds ...
11. goglet | gugglet, n.1 View full entry 1698
...A long-necked vessel for holding water, usually made of porous earthenware, so that the contents are kept cool by evaporation....
12. guz, n. View full entry 1698
...A measure of length (see quot. 1874)....
13. hackery, n. View full entry 1698
...The common native bullock-cart of India used for the transport of goods; also, in Western India and Sri Lanka, as formerly in Bengal, applied to a lighter carriage (drawn sometimes by horses)...
14. havildar, n. View full entry 1698
...‘A sepoy non-commissioned officer, corresponding to a sergeant’ (Yule)....
15. kulang, n. View full entry 1698
...The common crane, Grus grus. Also: the demoiselle crane, Anthropoides virgo....
16. mussal, n. View full entry 1698
...A torch. Also: †a torch-bearer (cf. mussalchee). Also mussal torch....
17. tindal, n.1 View full entry 1698
...A native petty officer of lascars, on board ship, or in the ordnance department; also the foreman of a gang of labourers on public works (Yule); a boatswain; a foreman....
18. tope, n.4 View full entry 1698
...A clump, grove, or plantation of trees; in Upper India, chiefly of fruit trees; esp. a mango grove or orchard....
19. tulsi, n. View full entry 1698
...A species of basil (Ocimum sanctum), sacred to Vishnu, cultivated by the Hindus as a sacred plant. Also attrib....
