Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Vocabulary

Saith

• Said

• to prepare and use land for crops or gardening

• 1.  refers to stonework

• 1.  happens to

Woe

• 1. a young bird that is just learning to fly

• 1. a heavy short-handled horsewhip

• 1. great sorrow

• unable to move normally because of an injury

Betide

• 1. happens to

• 1. a military garrison or camp

• 1. a sliding gate or other device for controlling the flow of water

• 1. pottery of baked or hardened clay

Segowlee cantonment

• 1. a roofed, open-aired porch; often partly enclosed by a railing

• a small breed of chicken

• 1. comfort received by a person after a loss or disappointment

• 1. a military garrison or camp

 Draggled

• 1. protective care provided by God

• 1. to make wet and dirty by dragging

• 1. refers to stonework

• 1. possessing or showing courage or determination

Verandah

• 1. protective care provided by God

• 1. a small breed of chicken

• 1. a roofed, open-aired porch; often partly enclosed by a railing

• 1.  unable to move normally because of an injury

Cultivated

• 1. possessing or showing courage or determination

• 1. comfort received by a person after a loss or disappointment

• 1. refers to stonework

• 1. to prepare and use land for crops or gardening

Fledglings

• 1. pottery of baked or hardened clay

• 1. a young bird that is just learning to fly

• 1. a military garrison or camp

• 1. a small breed of chicken

Providence

• 1. comfort received by a person after a loss or disappointment

• happens to

• 1. great sorrow

• 1. protective care provided by God

Sluice

• a heavy short-handled horsewhip

• 1. happens to

• 1. Said

• 1. a sliding gate or other device for controlling the flow of water