The Carriage Glossary

by Nikolai Gogol

The Carriage Glossary

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serf

person in condition of servitude attached to the lord's land

decoction

extract

"svaika"

a throwing game

deacon

a member of a clerical order

Tamboff

city in Russia

Simbirks

city in Russia located on Volga river, today known as Ulyanovsk

phaeton

any kind of a four-wheeled carriage

sturgeons

type of fish living both in fresh and salt water, valued as a source of caviar

sterlet

small sturgeon found in the Black and the Caspian seas

bustard

large, terrestrial bird

aide-de-camp

personal secretary to a person of high rank

calash

light vehicle pulled by horses

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