at night and scare other robbers away.
Chupatty, A flabby sort of scone.
Chuprassie,
Cockburn's Agency, The nearest approach to "Whiteley's" in Kashmir.

Dak, Post. _Dak Bungalow_=posting station.
Dal Lake, _Dal_ means lake (in a plain), while _nag_ is a mountain tarn.
Dandy, A sort of enclosed chair with four projecting arms, wherein pretty
ladies are carried when it doesn't suit them to walk.
Degchies, Cooking utensils--best made of aluminium, owing to the unclean
ways of native scullions.
Dekho, See, look!
Delhi, The capital of the Mogul Emperors, dating from 1638, when Shah
Jehan commenced to build the great fort. The ancient city lies some
miles to the south. Delhi was taken by General Lake in 1803.
Deodar, (Kashmiri, _Diar.) Cedrus Lebani_, var. _Deodara_. The most
valuable tree in Kashmir, where it was formerly abundant. It is now
chiefly found in the north-west districts, and it is carefully cherished
by the "Jungly Sahib" and his myrmidons.
Dobie, The thing that ruins all your shirts and causes you to shatter the
Third Commandment.
Domel, Village with Dak Bungalow, at the confluence of the Jhelum and the
Kishenganga.
Doolie,
Doras,
Dounga, "The boats of Kashmir are very long and narrow, and are rowed with
paddles from the stern, which is a little elevated, to the centre; a
tilt of mats is extended for the shelter of passengers or merchandize"
(Forster); the mats are made of "pits" (reed mace), a swamp plant.
Drogmulla,
Dubgam, A village at junction of the Pohru with the Jhelum, about seven
miles above Baramula.

EARTHQUAKE, An upsetting event of too frequent occurrence in Kashmir.
Particularly severe visitations occurred in 1827 and 1885 (_see_
Baramula).
Echo Lake, A small tarn on the top of Apharwat.
Ek, One. (_Ek dam_=immediately.)
Ekka,
Embroidery,
Erin Nullah,
Eshmakam, =_Eysh Makam_("the delightful halting-place") Above the village
stands the shrine of Zyn-u-din, one of the four disciples of the Kashmir
patron saint, Shah Nur-u-din.

FATERPUR-SIGHRI,
Ferozepore Nullah,
Floating Gardens,

GANESBAL, The boulder, red-stained and extremely sacred, which lies in the
middle of the Lidar; bears some fancied likeness to Ganesh (the
elephant-headed god).
Gangabal, A sacred lake, lying under the north glaciers of Haramok at the
elevation of 12,000 feet. It is said to be a source of the Ganges(!)
and is an object of pilgrimage
Ghari,
Ghari Habibullah,
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