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Seonee or Camp Life on the Satpura Range choose

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[Ind] R.A. Sterndale Seonee 323: The collector’s spouse, who considers herself the Burra Mem, or leading lady of the place, in virtue of her husband’s position.
at burra mem (n.) under burra, adj.
[Ind] R.A. Sterndale Seonee 75: ‘Your slave has a petition. If the chota sahib will try an old shikaree’s way of killing tigers, let him come with me this afternoon, and follow the herds.’.
at chota sahib (n.) under chota, adj.
[Ind] R.A. Sterndale Seonee 135: the Lalla, who was always poking his nose about into every corner for khubbur, came to me [etc].
at khubber, n.
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