_Aulae_, or _Bora_, signified a Thug; _Beetoo_, or _Kuj_, everybody not a Thug; _Bagh_, _Phool_, a rendezvous; Boj' ha, the Thug who carried the bodies to the grave; _Bhukote_, or _Bhurtote_, the strangler; _Beyl_, site for murder; _Bykureea_, the scout of river Thugs; Beyl' ha, one who chose the place of murder; _Bunij_, literally merchandize--technically a traveller; _Bunij Ladhna_, "to load goods," _i.e._, to murder; _Bhara_ and _Ghurt' ha_, dead bodies of victims; _Bisul purna_, to be awkwardly handled--to have the _roomal_ caught on the face or head, instead of being slipped round the neck--the contrary of _soosul purna_: a Thug who was frequently guilty of bungling in this manner, was deposed from the honourable post of strangler; _Chookadena_, or _Thibaedena_, to get travellers to sit down and look up, by pointing out some star or object in the air, so that, the chin being raised, the handkerchief might be more easily passed round the throat; _Chumoseea_, or _Shumsheea_, the Thug whose duty it was to seize the victim's hands; _Chumeea_, the Thug who held down the struggling victim; _Chandoo_, an expert Thug; _Cheesa_, a blessing from heaven, a rich traveller; _Dhonkee_, or _Ronkee_, a policeman or guard; _Dul_, weight; _Duller_, the head; _Doonr_, the shrieks of a victim; _Jywaloo_, left for dead, but afterwards recovering, which occasionally happened when there was not time to bury the bodies, or when it was judged imprudent to stab and slash them after being strangled; _Kuboola_, a tyro--the opposite of _Borka_--an adept. The latter could always gather together a band, for he was acquainted with the rites of initiation and the signification of omens, of which a _Kuboola_ was generally quite ignorant. It was, consequently, found unnecessary to sentence the latter to perpetual imprisonment, as they could do little harm without the guidance of a _Borka_. A _Kuboola_, of the old Sindouse stock, once attempted to form a gang, into which he admitted all sorts of vagabonds, weavers, braziers, bracelet-makers, &c., who killed men and women indiscriminately, and neglected the most ordinary precautions. The natural consequence was, that they were soon detected, seized, and punished. On the other hand, one of the most noted Thugs on record was Sheikh Ahmed, of Arcot, whose gang consisted of sixty _Borkas_, disguised as recruits. This able leader had picked up the English words of command, with some knowledge of the Company's drill, and could even express himself intelligibly in English. He never displayed his wealth, which was considerable, or travelled in an ostentatious manner. On the contrary, when sixty years old and able to command the services of a hundred men, he would wander about for months with his wife, cooking his own food, going on foot, and living like a very poor man. His riches were concealed in various _caches_, regardless of the Horatian maxim, that silver shines only with reflected light from a temperate and judicious use.