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1. akhara, n. View full entry 1832
...In India: a wrestling ring or pit; a gymnasium or outdoor exercise area....
2. Bhotia, n. and adj. View full entry 1824
...A native or inhabitant of Bhutan (see Bhutanese); the language(s) of this region. Also: (one of) a breed of pony native to the Himalayas....
3. chukka, n. View full entry 1898
...Each of the ‘periods’ into which the game is divided....
4. doosra, n. View full entry 1999
...A ball which breaks from the leg (to a right-handed batsman), though bowled with an apparent off-break action in order to deceive the batsman; this type of delivery. Cf. Chinaman3...
5. ghoont, n. View full entry 1625
...A Himalayan pony....
6. jugger, n. View full entry
...The common falcon of India (Falco juggur)....
7. kabad(d)i, n. View full entry 1935
...A game popular in northern India and Pakistan played between two teams of nine boys or young men (see quot. 1935). Also attrib....
8. kheda | keddah, n. View full entry 1799
...An enclosure used in Bengal, Assam, etc., for the capture of wild elephants; corresp. to the corral of Sri Lanka....
9. luggar, n. View full entry 1893
...= jugger (properly, the female bird)....
10. machan, n. View full entry 1854
...Chiefly in southern Asia: an elevated platform or scaffolding, esp. one erected in a tree or trees for use in hunting, etc....
11. mehtar, n. View full entry 1662
...Originally: (the title of) any of several high-ranking officers of the Persian royal household. Later also: a groom, or a stable boy in Persia (Iran). Obs....
12. mochi, n.2 View full entry 1815
...In South Asia: a member of a Scheduled Caste of leather-workers; a shoemaker, a cobbler, (formerly) a saddler. Cf. chamar...
13. Mogul, n.1 and adj. View full entry 1577
...The form Mughal is now often preferred in this sense....
14. naik, n. View full entry 1588
...In South Asia: a lord, prince, or governor; a nobleman. Also as a title. Cf. Nair...
15. numdah, n. View full entry 1819
...In South Asia: a kind of coarse felt; a piece of this, used esp. as a saddlecloth or rug. Freq. attrib. Cf. namad, numnah...
16. numnah, n. View full entry 1859
...A saddlecloth or saddle-pad. Cf numdah, namad...
17. pachisi, n. View full entry 1801
...A four-handed game from South Asia, played on a cruciform cloth or board, on which (in the traditional form of the game) counters are moved according to the casting of six cowrie...
18. pug, n.3 View full entry 1851
...The footprint of an animal. Also more fully pug-mark....
19. puggee, n. View full entry 1823
...In South Asia: a tracker of animals or people....
20. Sant, n. View full entry 1909
...An Indian holy man; (a title of) a devotee or ascetic, esp. in north and east India....
