CHAPTER X

84. 16. feddan, a little smaller lhan the Frcnch arpent which is équivalent to aboul &ve sixths of an Énglish acre.

87. 24. sakieh, or sakiyeh, is a large wheel of from twenty to thirty fect in diameter turned by cattle or buffalocs, and sometimes by camels or asses, and fitted with scoops of wood or clay, resembling a dredging machine.