207. SPOIL-FIVE: a game of cards. COLOR SERGEANT: in the British army,
he is a non-commissioned officer who ranks higher and receives better
pay than an ordinary sergeant, and, in addition to discharging the usual
duties of a sergeant, attends the colors (the flag) in the field or near
headquarters. PATHANS: (pronounced Pay-tán) an Afghan race settled in
Hindustan and in eastern Afghanistan. DOUBLE: to increase the pace to
twice the ordinary; double-quick.
208. CANTONMENT: (in India pronounced can-tóne-ment) part of a town
assigned to soldiers. PULTON: native expression equivalent to "troops."
209. PUKKA: native expression meaning "real," "thorough."
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