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Swinburne, T. R.

"A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil"

.. c'est un plaisir de les voir ainsi avec
leur fumee d'opium dans la tete s'entre embrasser quand on est pret de
combattre et se dire adieu les uns aux autres, comme gens qui sont
resolus de mourir."--Vol. i. p. 54.
Ramble-tamble egg, Scrambled eggs.
Ram chikor, The great snow partridge (_Tetragallus Himalayensis_).
Rampur. A small village in the Jhelum Valley, and a village on the way
into the Lolab _via_ Kunis.
Rawal Pindi,
Rassad, "Field Allowance" or extra rations given to coolies when doing any
mountain work or away from supplies.
Resai,
Roorkhee chair, An extremely comfortable and portable chair made by the
R.E. at Roorkhee.
Rope bridge,
Rupee=one fifteenth of a sovereign, or 1s. and 4d.
12 pice (or pies)= 4 paisa = 1 anna = 1 penny
16 annas = 1 rupee.
SAAF kuro, "Make clean."
Saktawats, A Rapjut clan.
Sari, A woman's garment, usually brilliant in colour, blood-red and dark
blue being favoured.
Sekwas,
Sellar,
Serow, _Nemorhaidus bubalerius_.
Sesodia, The ruling family of Udaipur, formerly known as Gehlote.
Shadipur, "The Place of Marriage"--probably with reference to the junction
of the Sind and Jhelum rivers.
Shah Jehan, The greatest builder of the Mogul Emperors. Ruled from 1627 to
1658, when he was deposed and imprisoned by Aurungzeb.
Shalimar,
Shalimar Bagh,
Shambrywa, One of the peaks of the Kaj-nag.
Shiah, A Mohammedan sect, usually much at variance with those of Sunni
persuasion.


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