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The attendants of a Tartar noble, equivalent to the "henchman" of the ancient Highlanders. The noúker waits behind his lord at table, cuts up and presents the food.
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3500 English feet—three quarters of a mile.
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Foster-brother; from the word "emdjek"—suckling. Among the tribes of the Caucasus, this relationship is held more sacred than that of nature. Every man would willingly die for his emdjek.
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This is a celebrated race of Persian horses, called Teke.
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The being obliged to transport provisions.
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The chief of a village.
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The subordinates of the atarost.
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Go to the devil.
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The Asiatics mark their horses by burning them on their haunch with a hot iron. This peculiar mark, the στιγμα or κοτπα of the Greeks is called "távro."
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The brother of Hassan Khan Djemontái, who became Khan of Avár by marrying the Khan's widow and heiress.