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GLOSSARY.
Several Dutch and Colonial words occurring in this work, the subjoined Glossary is given, explaining the principal.
| Benaauwdheit | = | Indigestion. |
| In-span | = | To harness. |
| Kappje | = | A sun-bonnet. |
| Karroo | = | The wide sandy plains in some parts of South Africa. |
| Karroo-bushes | = | The bushes that take the place of grass on these plains. |
| Kartel | = | The bed fastened in an ox-waggon. |
| Kopje | = | A small hillock, or little head. |
| Meerkat | = | A small weasel-like animal. |
| Meiboss | = | Preserved and dried apricots. |
| Nachtmaal | = | The Lord's Supper. |
| Out-span | = | To unharness, or a place in the field where one unharnesses. |
| Predikant | = | Parson. |
| Reim | = | Leather rope. |
| Upsitting | = | In Boer courtship the man and girl are supposed to sit-up together the whole night. |
| Velschoens | = | Shoes of undressed leather. |
