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A Rural and Agricultural Glossary for the N.W. Provinces and Oudh

1888

When the water is raised to the field from a lower level it is known as ; when the field is watered by cutting the bank of the distributary it is toy. [...] After the kwitgand (qv.) ceremony the women of the family take a coloured cloth by the four corners and wave it over the head of the bridegroom. [...] In the hills after this is over the boy's father takes three small bags (potall) of cloth containing coins betel turmeric and alum (roll) and rice one of which is buried within the hearth where the food is cooked a second is suspended from the handle of the iron pan (kaydhi) in which the food is cooked and the third is attached to the handle of the spoon. [...] Agfirt—(1) the piece spliced to the end of the irrigation lever—(dhaAk11) ; (2) the head ropes of a horse (galkhor garkhor) ; (3) the space in front of a house ; (4) an oblation of spirits to a village goddess. [...] agra = in front]—in the Agiyfiyt— Hills the space in front of a house ; in the plains a sitting place in front of a house (chabertrfi chauk).
agriculture environment
Pages
292
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.142777
Segment Pages Author Actions
Introductory Notes
i-vii William Crooke view
A Rural and Agricultural Glossary for the N.W. Provinces and Oudh
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