Carabao

The principal beast of burden used for military purposes in the Philippine Islands.,bine a Tige. — A very ancient and celebrated rifle, the tige being a sort of small anvil growing Uke a stem out of a flat breeching, so that the powder-charge, instead of resting centrally, is distributed all around the tige. bins. — liight horsemen among the Arabs, who were stationed at outposts to hara the enemy, defend narrow pa es, etc. Also called fcarabins. acole. — In horsemanship, a sudden half-turn sometimes performed in an attack of cavalry to mislead the enemy as to the point at which the a ault is to be made. bta — The French military slang phrase for a cavalry recruit.