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1. accommodation, n. View full entry 1566
...Adaptation; the process of being adapted....
2. air, n.1 View full entry ?c1225
...An atmosphere contaminated by noxious fumes, vapours, etc.; such contaminating fumes themselves; miasma. Now only (with qualifying adjective) merged in sense 2a....
3. banian, n. View full entry a1597
...A Hindu trader, especially one from the province of Gujarat (‘many of which have for ages been settled in Arabian ports, and known by this name’ —Col. Yule); sometimes applied by early...
4. be, v. View full entry eOE
...To have place in the objective universe or realm of fact, to exist; (spec. of God, etc.) to exist independently of other beings. Also: to exist in life, to live....
5. bearer, n. View full entry a1382
...One who carries or conveys; a carrier, a porter....
6. bed, n. View full entry c995
...A permanent structure or arrangement for sleeping on, or for the sake of rest. In some form or other it constitutes a regular article of household furniture in civilized life, as well...
7. black water, n. View full entry 1676
...A river or stream with water stained brown or black by peat or other plant material; (in later use) spec. one flowing through a tropical forest growing on a nutrient-poor...
8. box, n.2 View full entry a1000
...A case or receptacle usually having a lid....
9. brinjal | brinjaul, n. View full entry 1611
...The Anglo-Indian name of the fruit of the Egg-plant (Solanum melongena)....
10. cabin, n. View full entry 1362
...A temporary shelter of slight materials; a tent, booth, temporary hut. Obs....
11. challenge, n. View full entry c1314
...An accusation, charge, reproach, objection....
12. chikhor | chikor, n. View full entry 1815
...A name for red-legged Indian partridges of the species Alectoris chukar and its sub-species. More fully chikhor partridge....
13. chimney, n. View full entry a1330
...A fireplace or hearth. Obs. exc. dial....
14. chow-chow, n. and adj. View full entry 1795
... A mixture or medley of any sort; e.g. mixed pickles or preserves. Also, food of any kind. India and China....
15. collector, n. View full entry c1380
...One who collects or gathers together; spec. one who gathers separate literary compositions, etc., into one book, a compiler (now rare or obs.), one who collects...
16. cot, n.4 View full entry 1634
...Anglo-Indian. A light bedstead; a charpoy....
17. country, n. View full entry c1275
...A tract or expanse of land of undefined extent; a region, district....
18. crore, n. View full entry 1625
...Ten millions, or one hundred lakhs (usually of rupees)....
19. 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....
20. dayal, n. View full entry 1855
...= dial-bird...
