Jeel

The pieces of stagnant water may be divided into jeels which contain water throughout the year, and chaongre which dry up in the cold season.

On the banks of this jeel the party encamped, about two miles from the village.

The reports of some hircarrahs having induced a belief that a short passage might be discovered across the jeels from the Gogra towards Tilyn, Lieut. Fisher, of the Quarter-Master General's department, was despatched to reconnoitre the outlets from that river, accompanied by Lieut. Craigie and five sipahees, in two dingees.

There were snipe in countless myriads, and wild geese in flocks that rose from the jeel with a roar like a goods train crossing an iron bridge.

An' first an' last upon the flure, an' spinnin' at the wheel, But that strange silence on her still of what had done the jeel.

The jeel (damage) the govags is doin to the nets is urrov all marcy. page 188, entry "Traa-dy-liooar": An' the wan (one) that's doin all the jeel (damage) is wickad Traa-dy-liooar (Time-enough). (Cushag.)

And the gel, you know, as freckened as freckened, Because of coorse she navar reckoned But Misthriss Banks could do the jeel ¹ She was braggin she could, and she'd take and kneel On her bended knees, and she'd cuss — the baste ! […] ¹ Damage.