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THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
GLOSSARY.
Bad . A spring, bath.
Berg . A mountain.
Biltong . Dried meat.
Boer . Literally farmer ; often used as generic
term for a Dutchman of South Africa.
Brandwacht . An outpost, or picket ; literally beacon
or camp fire.
Bult . A ridge in a rolling down country ;
literally a hump.
Burg . A town; literally a borough.
Burgher . A male inhabitant of one of the Boer
Republics who possessed full political rights.
Bush . Country covered in a varying degree with
trees and undergrowth.
Bushveld . Generally used in the Transvaal in refer
ence to the low veld, in contrast to the high veld of the south and east and the bushveld of the north-east and north.
Commandant . Senior officer of a commando ; a com
mander.
Commandeer . To requisition for military service.
Commando . A Boer military force of any size, usually
the fighting force of one district.
Corporal . Assistant to a Veld-Cornet (q.v.).
Donga .. A cutting made on the surface of the
ground by the action of water—sometimes filled with water, often dry.
Dofper . A sect, religious, and to some extent
political, among the Boers.