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*agal
-(noun): length of cord which is used to bind the kaffiyeh to the head of the wearer, usually several loops secure it. The kaffiyeh is the head covering of the tribesmen of the Tahari, a folded, squarish cloth.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, pages 20 and 301
*ah-il
-(noun): a unit of measure the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger c. 18 inches, analogous to the Earth cubit. 10 ah-il equal one ah-ral.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 50
*ahn
-(noun): the Gorean hour of which there are 20 in a Gorean day, numbered consecutively. The tenth Ahn is noon and the
twentieth is midnight. Each Ahn consists of forty Ehn or minutes, and each Ehn of eighty Ihn or seconds.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor , page 26
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 352
*ah-ral
-(noun): a unit of measure equaling 10 ah-il or approx. 180 inches.
Book 10: Tribesman of Gor, page 50
*Alars
-(noun): a nomadic wandering herdspeople well known for their skill with the axe and the Alar sword, they travel in wagons in the northern plains, but tend to camp near settlements, unlike the southern wagon people. Their Free women do not wear veils, rather simple, corded, belted, woolen, plain, widely sleeved, ankle-length dresses, tied snugly . There are few slaves in the Alar camps because they are killed by Free women. The Alars tend to be fair in complexion, blonde-haired and blue-eyed.
Book 21: Mercenaries of Gor , pages 43, 45, 47,48, 50 and 72
*ale
-(noun): served in tankards or horns, it is one of the two favored drinks of the Torvaldslanders, the other being mead.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, pages 82-83, 99, 191, and 194
*al-ka
-(noun): first letter of the Gorean alphabet; corresponds to the Earth letter 'A'.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 38
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 94
*All Comrades
-(noun): a warrior society of the Kaiila tribe of Red Savages, also called the Fighting Hearts, represented by a heart over a black horizontal line with a lance below it on the flanks of their kaiila.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 314
*alphabet, Gorean
-(noun): composed of 28 characters derived from the various alphabets of Earth, such as Greek, Roman, oriental or Cretan influences, among others.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 9
*amomona
-(noun): Kaiila or Dust Leg word meaning baby or doll.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 230
*amphora
-(noun): two handled narrow necked vessel with a pointed base it is commonly buried overnight in the earth with only it's neck left above the surface; to cool certain beverages
Book 21: Mercenaries of Gor, page 257
*ankle rack
-(noun): device used to lock a girl's ankles in wooden stockage. Girls who have been repeated runaways may be held in place to have their tendons cut or feet amputated.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 68
*anklet, identificatory
-(noun): temporary metal anklet fastened about a captured Earth girl's ankle for transportation to Gor; used in place of a collar.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 181
*ant, marcher
-(noun): known in the jungles of Schendi as 'The Marchers' are these aggressive carnivorous insects. Each is about 2 inches long, with a shiny black exoskeleton and two antennae. Their name is derived from their, apparently seasonal, marches through the jungle in a single column, yards wide and pasangs in length. They may number in the millions, their path's widening to as much as 500 feet when they overtake, swarm over, and devour all flesh, living or dead, in their path. Their bite is extremely painful, but not poisonous. Their victims die from being weakened from relentless attack, being overcome until they are still. Tarl Cabot and the small men, led a column of Marchers, by baiting them with fresh meat, the ants, weaving like a whispering black snake through the jungle until they overran an encampment of the Mamba people, Cabot's intended target.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, pages, 399-403
*anteater
-(noun): more than six varieties inhabit the rainforests of Schendi. The great spined anteater grows to 20 ft in length and feeds on white ants or termites breaking apart their towering nests of toughened clay with mighty claws then darting it's 4 foot saliva coated tongue, drawing thousands into it's narrow tubelike mouth.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, pages 293 and 312
*apricot
-(noun): apparently identical to the apricot of Earth; references exist of the fruit being sold in marketplaces of the Tahari.
Book 10 : Tribesman of Gor, page 45
*ar
-(noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet.
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 383
*Ar, city of
-(noun): the largest, most populous, and most luxurious city of Gor. A city of lofty cylinders, spires, towers, lights, and high bridges lit by lanterns connecting many of the towers. Surrounded by great walls, it's great Gate opens onto the Viktel Aria and there are forty other gates as well. Her politics lack the grandeur of the city itself. The powerful of Ar contributed to a disaster in the delta by not supporting their own army against the invading forces of Cos. Her citizenry burned their gates and tore down their walls to aid the Cosians. Those Warriors who were betrayed by their city returned to it; their goal to liberate Ar by whatever means to revenge her humiliation and regain the glory that was hers.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 64
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 25
Book 21: Mercenaries of Gor, page 256
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, pages 9 and 488
*Arani
-(noun): a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Aretai
Book 10: Tribesman of Gor, page 307
*archon of records
-(noun): a magistrate who is a records officer for a stated district or city.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 442
*arctic gant eggs
-(noun): eggs of the migratory Arctic gant; when frozen, they are eaten like apples.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 196
*Aretai
-(noun): a major tribe of the Tahari, their vassal tribes are the Arani, Luraz, Ravir,i Tajuks, Tashid, Ti, and Zevar. Their war cry is 'Aretai Victorious!'.
Book 10: Tribesman of Gor, pages 47 and 160
*aria
-(adjective): of Ar, as in Viktel Aria, which translates as: 'The Triumph of Ar'
Book 19: Kajira of Gor, page 217
*armored gatch
-noun): a marsupial mammal which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 312
*arrow, flight
-(noun): about forty inches in length, it is metal piled and fletched with three half-feathers from the wings of the Vosk gulls. This and the sheaf arrow is used with the gorean long bow.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 68
*arrow, hunting
-(noun): an arrow with a long tapering point fastened firmly to the shaft to assist in easy removal from prey
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 40
*arrow, sheaf
-(noun): slightly over a yard long, metal piled and fletched with three half-feathers made from the wings of the Vosk Gulls. This, and the flight arrow, is used with the gorean long bow.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 68
*arrow, Torvaldsland war
-(noun): dark and more than a yard long, it's shaft is an inch thick. It is piled with iron and barbed. It's feathers of the black-tipped coasting gull are five inches long, set in the shaft on three sides. The arrows are carried in a cylindrical quiver.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, pages 234-235
*arrow, war
-(noun): the head of this arrow has an angled, wider base that is not as securely connected to the shaft; if the shaft is pulled to attempt removal, the head is more likely to break off and remain in the wound. Used by the Red Savages.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 40
*Ar's Station
-(noun): an outpost of the Ubarate of Ar and trading station on the south bank of the Vosk, founded four years after Pa-Kur's hordes gathered there, prior to their war against Ar. Ar's station was Ar's stronghold on the Vosk. When Cos landed at Brundisium, and moved it's forces toward Ar's Station, Ar failed to act because of political treachery. Ar's Station eventually fell to Cos. It stands at the northern terminus of the Viktel Aria which leads to Ar, also known as the Vosk Road.
Book 15: Rogue of Gor, page 62 and 63
Book 21: Mercenaries of Gor, page 164
Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, pages18-19
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 16
*arthropod
-(noun): a creature found in the tunnels of the Nest of the Priest-Kings. It is 8 feet long and a yard high with a multi-segmented body and 8 legs. It's eyes are on long stalks.
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 82
*askari
-(noun): an inland word which may be translated roughly as 'soldier' or 'guardsman' (Schendi)
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 152
*Askari Hodari
-(noun): a salute to the honor of another warrior; in Ushindi it means 'Brave Warrior' or simply 'Warrior'
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 442
*Assassins, Caste of
-(noun): the caste of those who kill for pay; exists only in Ar; their caste color is black
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 6
*axe, great (Torvaldsland)
-(noun): described as a great, curved, single bladed axe of hardened iron with a blunt hammer-like head, it is carried in a leather loop hung from a broad leather belt worn from the left shoulder to the right hip. It is fastened there by a hook, that the weight of the ax will not turn the belt, which fits into a ring in the master belt.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, pages 27, 39, and 50
*axe, Kurii
-(noun): great, double-bladed iron axe some seven or eight feet in height. The blade, from tip to tip is two feet in width. The handle is made of carved, green needle wood, round and four inches in diameter
.Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 171
*gant, arctic
-(noun): migratory bird that nests on cliffs in the Hrimgar Mountains, the southern border of the polar north. When frozen, their eggs are eaten like apples.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 196
*helmet, assassin's
-(noun): black helmet sometimes marked with the golden slash of the messenger.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 192
*paga attendant
-(noun): a male employee of a paga tavern who supervises the serving of paga by slave girls and collects payment for the paga and the use of the slave girls.
Book 15: Rogue of Gor, page 77
*tharlarion, torn apart by
-(noun): a form of execution that involves ropes being tied to the offender's wrists and ankles. These bindings are attached to two different tharlarion which are then drawn in opposite directions.
Book 23: Renegades of Gor, page 14
*Ugly Acts
-(noun): term for heterosexual sex used by the Sames, also known as the Waniyanpi, a collective slave community of the Red Savages. Sex is monitored by their owners and is performed, en masse, on an appointed day, the male and female slaves being hooded and brought to a maize field for breeding.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 234
*Viktel Aria
-(noun): a military road, the phrase translates as 'Triumph of Ar', or, 'Ar's Triumph'. In it's more northern lengths it is called the Vosk Road and it's northern terminus is Ar's Station.
Book 15: Rogue of Gor, page 63
Book 19: Kajira of Gor, page 217
*Voyages of Acquisition
-(noun): voyages made to Earth by the Priest-Kings to gather biological samples. This perhaps accounts for the similarity in many animals, plants, implements, or technology to those of Earth.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 32
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 326
*Bakahs
-(noun): a minor tribe of the Tahari, they are a vassal tribe of the Kavars
Book 10: Tribesman of Gor, page 153
*bana
-(noun): jewelry of precious metals and stones worn by free persons.
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 82
*bar
-(noun): struck in a certain pattern by an iron hammer. When heard, it signifies the divisions of the day in certain houses. May also serve as an alarm.
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 85
*bara
-(command; lit. 'belly'): slave position: In this position the slave falls to her stomach face down to the floor and turned to the left, crosses her wrists behind her back and similarly crosses her ankles her legs straight in preparation for binding.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 77
Book 21: Mercenaries of Gor, page 145
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 415
*barbarian
-(noun): a native of the planet Earth, usually used in a derogatory sense in reference to slave girls from that planet. Also defined as
slave girls captured from outlying regions or cities. Barbarian slave girls from Earth are considered shamelessly sensual.
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 20
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 83
*bargemen, Cartius
-(noun): interrelated clans of fathers and sons, claiming Caste for themselves, who operate the barges that cross the Cartius River. The barges are constructed of layered timbers of Ka-la-na wood and are towed by teams of river tharlarion. Their passengers are bound for Turia.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, pages 3 and 4 (footnote)
*bark cloth
-(noun): the inner bark of the pod tree dyed scarlet and plaited and pounded into a cloth akin to burlap but softer; it has a variety of uses including a rough wrap around the hips of a slave constituting her only clothing in some instances.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 287
*Barrens, the
-(noun): a vast tracts of rolling grasslands, lying east of the Thentis Mountains. They are not as barren as the name suggests, but perhaps the nomenclature is intended to discourage their penetration. Not as arable as the rest of Gor because of the presence of the Thentis mountains and the absence of large bodies of water. They have extreme seasonal temperatures; bitterly cold winters and long, hot, dry summers. Their climate can also include booming thunderstorms and tornadoes and blizzards in which snow can drift as high as the mast of a light galley. The grasses, shorter at it's western edge, can reach a height of several feet as one moves further east. No white man has ever penetrated to the eastern edge of the Barrens.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, pages 64 - 65
*bastinado
-(noun): a punishment not otherwise described, however the earth translation is a beating, especially with a stick or cudgel. The beating may be specifically to the soles of the feet.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 445
*bat, ball and
-(noun): A game, similar to Earth's 'keep-away' consisting of two 2-man teams. It is played with a wooden bat and wooden ball. Not for the weak or wary
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 140
*ba-ta
-(noun): second letter of the Gorean alphabet, it corresponds to the Earth letter 'B'
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 94
*Battles of Oxen
-(noun): a gladiator type competition popular in Tharna; men are yoked with horns fitted to them; they battle each other in an arena, one trying to gore or maim the other.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 112
*Bazi Plague
-(noun): a deadly, rapidly- spreading disease with no known cure. Its symptoms include pustules which appear all over the body, and a yellowing of the whites of the eyes. Also called pox, it is believed to be transmitted by lice. Survivors of the pox convey an immunity to their offspring. Slaves diagnosed with pox are usually killed as a method of containing the disease.
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 325
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 117
*Bazi Tea
-(noun): Very aromatic tea brewed fresh from Bazi leaves. Traditionally in the Tahari, it is served hot and heavily sugared in three tiny cups to be drunk in rapid succession. In the North, Bazi Tea is highly prized, but served less formally as tea is served on Earth, for example.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor page 38
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, pages 206, 209, and 212
*beads on a chain
-(noun): a reference to free women chained in a coffle, it is an oblique reference to 'slaver's necklace'. Slaves on such a necklace are referred to as 'jewels', whereas a free women is merely a 'bead'.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 161
*Beast
-(noun): a Kuriian military formation consisting of two Hands (six Kur) and two Eyes (leader of a Hand), is called a Beast or Kur. It's military leader is a Blood
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 22
*beheading
-(noun): this ancient form of execution is seen as an option when the offender is of the same Home Stone; it consists of stripping, beating and beheading the offender and is considered a merciful death.
Book 23: Renegades of Gor, page 14-15
*belly, position
-(noun): a form of obeisance position with a girl on her belly and her head to boot or floor, palms pressed flat to floor; variations can include kissing the Master's boot.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 34
*below-deck girl
-(noun): the term used for slave girls transported in the hold of a ship. They are held in individual cages and because of infestations of lice, all of their body hair is shaved. The term 'below-deck girl' is used derisively especially by those slave girls allowed to remain on deck in cages, who need not have shaved heads, though all slaves on a slaver ship are unclothed.
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 318 - 321
*bina
-(noun lit. 'slave beads'): slave jewelry usually consisting of plain metals colored string wooden or cheap glass beads; sometimes used as a slave name
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 82
*binding fiber
-(noun): stout twine made of strips of leather or of a fiber like hemp; a piece long enough to circle a slave girl's waist 2-3 times is often used as a belt for her slave tunic.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 64
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, pages 375, 376, and 383
*binding strap
-(noun): a strap 3/4 inches wide and 18 inches long commonly used for binding the wrists and/or ankles of prisoners and slaves
Book 16: Guardsman of Gor, page 237 and 274
*bint
-(noun): a fanged, carnivorous, freshwater marsh eel which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi; a large school of bints can strip a carcass in minutes.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 267 and 271
*biscuits
-(noun): a dried pressed biscuits described as baked in Kailiauk from Sa-Tarna flour.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 328
*black wine
-(noun): described as a very expensive drink, even in Thentis, where it is grown on the mountain slopes. It is the same as coffee, and the original beans were probably imported from earth. Served steaming hot with creams or sugars as desired (See *second slave) or as a thick, bitter brew sipped from tiny cups.
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, pages 106-107
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 89
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 73
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 20-21
Book 16: Guardsman of Gor, page 244
*blanket
-(position): when a blanket or cloak or covering of any sort is thrown over a slave girl she may not speak or rise; she must remain silent until the blanket is lifted by a free person
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 94
*blindfold, gorean
-(noun): consists of two rounded pieces of soft felt, three to four inches in diameter, and the binding which is several turns of a dark thick, folded cloth, tied behind the head. The rounded pieces fit over the eyes, held in place by the scarf or tie. It is not normally used in transportation, the slave hood being preferred in those instances.
Book 15: Rogue of Gor, page 201
*block melodies
-(noun): certain melodies commonly used in slave markets in the
display of merchandise. They are intended to 'set the mood' in the mind of potential buyers.
Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, page 37
*Blood
-(noun): in Kuriian military organizations; a leader of a military unit of varying sizes and strengths depending on his rank; the smallest Unit led by a Blood is 'Kur' or 'Beast' followed by 'Band' 'March' and 'People' each unit a large multiple of the former
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 22
*blotanhunka
-(noun): the term for a war party leader of the red savages; he tends to be more experienced and mature, and exerts more control over the larger group.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 249
*Blue Flame
-(noun): controlled by the Priest-Kings seemingly emerging from the heavens this flash of energy literally burns it's victims to wisps of ash in an instant enveloping him in a fierce blue combustive mass.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, pages 207-208
*Blue Sky Song
-(noun): a refrain from the Wagon Peoples which says in part 'though I die yet there will be the bosk the grass and sky'.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 263
*Blue-Sky Riders
-(noun): a warrior society of the Fleer Tribe of Red Savages represented by a semi circle curved blue line over a black horizontal line on the flanks of their kaiila.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 260
*boards, chained on
-(noun): a ancient modality of execution that involves the person being chained, by collar and shackles, on parallel upright boards. Like the punishment of hanging from an iron collar, the victim may take two to three days to die; these structures are most common in harbor cities near the wharves.
Book 23: Renegades of Gor, page 14-15
*body chain
-(noun): closely meshed length of chain about 5 feet in length which can be used in a variety of ways to bedeck or secure a slave. Some are decorated with semi-precious stones and wooden beads. Detachable lock and snap clips allow the chain to be transformed from slave jewelry to slave restraint.
Book 15: Rogue of Gor, pages 71-72
Book 16: Guardsman of Gor, page 281
*bola
-(noun): a weapon developed by the Tribes it consists of 3 long straps of leather (5 feet) each terminating in a weighted leather sack. Whirled to great speed above the head it is released high or low depending on it's intent rapidly injuring or entangling it's prey. Also employed as a game where slave girls are ordered to run while the Masters attempt to ensnare them with the bola; it's image is a Kassar brand.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 24
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 299
*bondage knot
-(noun): a loose knot tied in a slave's long hair near her right cheek or before her right shoulder that has two meanings, depending on how it is used. If a slave girl approaches a Master and kneels naked before him, looping the knot herself, she silently begs for use. If a Master ties the knot himself, notably during a time of battle, it is his way of marking the girl as taken if he must continue on, leaving her bound behind.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 27 and 321
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, pages 299-300
*bond-maid
-(noun): the term for a slave girl used in Torvaldsland; also called a girl whose belly lies under the sword.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 44
*bond-maid circle
-(noun):a female who enters the circle, drawn in the dirt for example, is declaring herself a bond-maid by the laws of Torvaldsland. She may enter voluntarily or be thrown into it bound and naked.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 44
*bond-maid gruel
-(noun): a porridge served to bond-maids in Torvaldsland made of dampened Sa-Tarna and raw fish
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 67
*bone, baleen whale
-(noun): whale bone from the Baleen Whale used to fashion instruments and weapons by the Red Hunters.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 334
*bones
-(noun): a game played with pieces carved from bones that are shaped to resemble an animal; a bone is dropped from a players hand and the bone which remains upright is the winner.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 185
*bosk
-(noun): a huge, shambling animal, with a thick, humped neck and long, shaggy hair. It has a wide head and tiny red eyes, a fearful temper, and two long, wicked, curved and pointed horns. The horns, from tip to tip may measure two spears in length. It is for good reason the bosk is called 'The Mother of the Wagon Peoples'. It's flesh and milk furnish food and drink, shelter is made from it's hides, and clothing from it's tanned and sewn skins. Weapons are made from the leather of it's hump and many tools and implements from it's bone and horns. Even the dung is dried and used for fuel. The bosk is reverenced and the penalties for it's slaughter without reason are extreme.
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 45
Book 4 : Nomads Of Gor, pages 4 and 5
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 26
Book 8: Hunters of Gor, page 34
Book 16: Guardsman of Gor, page 234
*bota
-(noun): a bag with a reclosable stopper or cork commonly made of verrskin leather; used to transport liquids and is often utilized by serving slave girls especially in the camps
Book 7: Captive of Gor, page 112
Book 10: Tribesman of Gor, page 36
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, pages 428 and 429
*Bound by the Master's will
-(phrase): refers to a slave being commanded to hold position, as though bound, hands clasping opposite wrists until she is released.
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 227
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 388
*bow, horn, of the Innuit
-(noun): bow formed with split pieces of tabuk horn, bound with sinew which is not effective beyond thirty yards, used in the land of the Innuit to hunt tabuk on the tundra.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 205
*bow, horn, of the Wagon Peoples
-(noun): favored by the Wagon peoples, it hangs from their saddles. It does not have the range or force of the more powerful long bow or cross bow, but it is a fearsome weapon at close range. The young men of the Wagon Peoples are not given a name until they have mastered the bow, the lance and the quiva.
Book 13: Nomads of Gor, pages 11 and 66
*bow, long
-(noun): the Gorean long bow is the height of a tall man. It has a flat back and a round belly and may be made of supple Ka-la-na wood. A proficient bow man should be able to loose 19 arrows in a Gorean ehn. It is not as popular among Goreans because of some impracticalities of use. It cannot be used from the saddle, and the warrior must be standing or kneeling to aim, making him a target. It is favored by the peasants who make them and is also known as the peasant bow.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, pages 2 and 3
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 303
*bow, northern
-(noun): a short bow, with short, heavy arrows, heavily headed, it is accurate with a short range of a hundred and fifty yards. It somewhat resembles the Tuchuk bow of layered horn in it's accuracy and striking ability, which is about a hundred and fifty yards. It is useful for close combat on a ship, and can easily be fired through a thole port with the oar withdrawn.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 52
*bow, ship
-(noun): short stout maneuverable bow, easy to use in crowded quarters easy to fire across the bulwarks of galleys locked in combat.
Book 15: Rogue of Gor, page 307
*bow, small
-(noun): used with great skill by the Red Savages from kaiila back. No Gorean weapon can match it's rate of fire. A skilled warrior can fire ten arrows into the air, the last leaving the bow before the first has returned to the earth. It is highly maneuverable and easy to conceal. It can easily be swept from one side of the kaiila to the other.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 46
*bracelets, hook
-(noun): leather cuffs with locks on them and snaps; they are soft and the snaps require no key. Some men enjoy them on their slaves; by means of the straps the girl may be variously secured by the locked cuffs
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 297
*bracelets, or chaining position
-(noun): basic pleasure slave position. The slave girl on command thrusts her hands behind her back wrists together in preparation to be braceleted.
Book 8: Hunters of Gor, page 146
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 78
*bracelets, slave
-(noun): any of a variety of handcuff type restraints; used to restrain the wrists of slaves and others; usually metal.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 156
*brak bush
-(noun): a shrub whose leaves have a purgative effect when chewed; traditionally branches of it are nailed to house doors during the Waiting Hand to discourage the entry of bad luck into the house for the New Year.
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 211
*brand
-(noun): burned into the flesh of animals and slaves to mark them as property; specific brands include the kef (common kajira brand), Dina, Palm, mark of Treve, mark of Port Kar, mark of the Tahari, mark of Torvaldsland etc.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 189
Book 8: Hunters of Gor, page 51
*brand, bond-maid
-(noun): described as a half circle about an inch and a quarter in width, adjoined at it's right tip by a steep, diagnonal line an inch and a quarter in height. In the north, the bond-maid is reffered to as a woman whose belly lies beneath the sword.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 87
*brand, merchant
-(noun): a tiny brand in the form of spreading bosk horns for any wishing to do business with the Wagon Peoples that allows their passage over the plains; the stigma connected with this brand is that it suggests that any approaching the wagons do so as slaves .
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 34
*brand, passage
-(noun): a tiny brand in the form of spreading bosk horns found on the forearm of goreans, it's presence guaranteeing their safe passage, at certain seasons, across the plains of the Wagon People.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 34
*brand, penalty
-(noun): small 1/4 inch brands that mark a convicted liar, thief, traitor etc.
Book 7: Captive of Gor, page 310
*brand, thief's
-(noun): tiny 1/4 inch three-pronged brand worn on the cheek of those of the Caste of Thieves, who are found only in Port Kar .
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 104
Book 17: Mercenaries of Gor, page 239
*branding rack
-(noun): a device to which a new slave girl is chained for branding; her hands are chained above her head but the rest of her body is free to move except for whichever thigh is to be branded this being held motionless in a large vise.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 71
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 121
*bread, black
-(noun): mentioned without description
Book 8: Hunters of Gor, page 13
*bread, Sa-Tarna
-(noun): gorean bread made from Sa-Tarna grain, described as yellow, and since it is usually described as being cut in wedges, probably baked in a round flat pan.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 114
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 349
Book 15: Rogue of Gor, page 191
Book 21: Mercenaries of Gor, page 22
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 469 (footnote)
*breeding cell
-(noun): also called a breeding stall. A slave who is designated to be bred is taken there. Both kajira and kajirus are hooded and though they will never know the other's identity their coupling is public, observed by Masters and others.
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 175
*breeding wine
-(noun): a sweet beverage which counteracts the effects of slave wine making a slave girl fertile; also called second wine.
Book 18: Blood Brothers of Gor, page 319
*bride price
-(noun): this fee is one paid by a Free Man to her family, for a Free Woman as he takes her as a Free Companion. If a man free's a slave, the slave's family is bound by honor to grant her to him without bride price.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 71
*Brundisium
-(noun): one of the largest and busiest ports of Gor and a commercial metropolis, it is 100 pasangs south of the Vosk Delta on the Thassa. The Genesian Road links it with other coastal cities. Brundisium served as the staging point for the Cosian invasion of Ar.
Book 21: Mercenaries of Gor, page 38
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, pages 101 and 147
Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, page 19
*bucket, grease
-(noun): a narrow, cylindrical, capped bucket full of tar and tallow that hangs under wagons, the handle of a brush protruding through a hole in the cap. This accessory is commonly used to grease moving parts on the wagons.
Book 23: Renegades of Gor, page 19
*Builders, Caste of
-(noun): the caste which includes architects, draftsmen, stonemasons. The Builders are one of the five High Castes. Yellow Caste.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 62
*burnoose
-(noun): the loose, billowing outer robes favored by the men of the Tahari in caravan, it is invariably white in color, to reflect the rays of the sun. It's billowing, flowing movement aids in cooling the body, as it circulates over damp skin.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 73
*buttons
-(noun): a 'recent' innovation for slave attire, not used on the garments of Freepersons. Most garments are fastened with hooks, pins or brooches. Buttons are considered rather sensuous on Gor.
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 417
*Casmu Band
-(noun): the Sand Band of the Kaiila Tribe of the Red Savages
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 315
Book 18: Blood Brothers of Gor, page 24
*cheese, bosk
-(noun): described as melted over suls.
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 168
*Delta Brigade
-(noun): a rebel group which quietly fought Cosians with 'resistance' tactics during their occupation of Ar. Their trademark was a bloody 'delka' mark often slashed into the skin of their victims. The existence of this unorganized group began from a comment made in a tavern by Tarl Cabot. The rumor led others, independent of each other, to use similar tactics, which convinced the Cosians of a more concerted effort against them.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, pages 176-189
*energy bulb
-(noun): dome-like, wire-protected bulbs emitting a clear soft light for years without replacement. They were invented by the Caste of Builders more than a century before the time of Tarl Cabot.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 197
*glass of the Builders
-(noun): apparently a spy glass or telescope. The following annotations describe it as long and used for observation, being 'snapped shut' after use aboard a ship.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, pages 197, 201-203, 259, 260, and 271
*Golden Beetle
-(noun) an insect roughly the size of a rhinoceros which lives in the caverns below the Nest of the Priest-Kings in the Sardar Mountains; its prey is the Priest-Kings themselves. It releases an aroma and exudate which is so compelling to a Priest-King that to die by that method is referred to as succumbing to the 'Pleasures of the Golden Beetle'
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, pages 180 and 274-276
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 31
*grub borer
-(noun): an insectivorous bird which inhabits the ground level of rainforests inland of Schendi.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 311
*grunt, blue
-(noun): a small voracious carnivorous freshwater fish related to the Thassa grunt; like its larger cousin it is attracted by blood.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 267
*grunt, white-bellied
-(noun): a large game fish which haunts the plankton beds in the Polar North to feed on parsit fish. It's eggs are considered a rare delicacy.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 59
Book 14: Fighting Slave of Gor, page 276
*hammer, blubber
-(noun): used by the Red Hunters to pound whale blubber to loosen it's oil, it is wooden handled and has a stone head. The oil is used in oil lamps, for example.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 214
*horn, bosk
-(noun): a sounding horn used by the tribes of the Wagon Peoples in battle for signaling; fashioned from the horn of the bosk
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 259
*iron belt
-(noun): commonly consisting of a horizontal metal bar or strap that snugly encircles a girl's waist with a vertical component attached to the front of this horizontal bar with a hinge. The vertical component is then swung up between a slave's legs and all are fastened at the small of the back with a padlock. Locked around a girl, it ensures that she will not be sexually used by any, save the one with the key.
Book 19: Kajira of Gor, page 103
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 299
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, pages 57 and 293
*Isbu
-(noun): the Little Stone Band of the Kaiila Tribe of the Red Savages.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 315
*kailiauk, Barrens, herds of
-(noun): gigantic, dangerous beast that stands 20-25 hands at the shoulder and weighing as much as 4,000 lbs, they migrate across the Barrens in massive herds, hunted by Red Savages and those who trade in their hides. They have a trident horn.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, pages 40 and 95
*larl, black
-(noun): predominately nocturnal larl which is sable coated and maned both male and female.
Book 3: Priest Kings of Gor, page 18
*Looking into the blood
-(phrase): Gorean ritual where a hunter drinks a handful of blood from his prey, then takes another handful and looks into it to see his future, before drinking it. It is said that if one sees one's visage black and wasted, one will die of disease; if one sees oneself torn and scarlet, one will die in battle; if old and white haired, one will die in peace and leave children.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 38
*master belt
-(noun): a belt worn by the men of Torvaldsland from which hangs a knife in it's sheath, as well as a pouch and other accouterments. The axe is supported in it's own belt hung over the left shoulder, but it is also anchored by a ring in the master belt. Additionally, if the sword is not looped over the left shoulder, it will hung by its sheath and sheath straps from the master belt. Some say the name, 'master belt' derives from it's not infrequent use in the disciplining of bond-maids.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 50
*milk, bosk
-(noun): milk from the bosk, a staple of life for the Tribes of the Wagon Peoples. In some areas, it is available in powdered form.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 5
Book 16: Guardsman of Gor, page 295
*ram-berry
-(noun): small reddish fruit not unlike tiny plums, save for the many small edible seeds.
Book 7: Captive of Gor, pages 207and 305
*rence beer
-(noun): steeped, boiled and fermented from crushed seeds and the whitish pith of the rence plant, served in a gourd flagon.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, pages 18 and 44
*sea sleen, black
-(noun): one of the four main types of sea sleen found in the polar North.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 38
*sea sleen, brown
-(noun): one of the four main types of sea sleen found in the polar North.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 38
*side-block girl
-(noun): a slave girl sold for a fixed price from the side block of a slave auction house instead of auctioned from the main block; used disparagingly.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 107
*slave basket
-(noun): a wicker basket strapped to a tarn to transport slaves.
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 51
*slave beads
-(noun): colorful glass or wooden strings of beads, suitable to be given to kajira at Master's whim.
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 82
*slave bells
-(noun): tiny bells which give off a sensual shimmer of sound; threaded by the dozen on thongs or chains they may be tied or locked around a girl's ankles or wrists or attached to her collar; are worn or removed only at the whim of a master. Thought to be symbolic of their status of domestic animals, property, in bondage.
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 84
Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, pages 20-21
*slave belly
-(noun): the area of the abdomen around the navel; so called because only slave girls expose their navels.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 335
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 334
*slave blanket
-(noun): thin cotton-like blanket woven from the soft fibers of the Rep Plant to protect her from the cold.
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 67
*slave box, punishment
-(noun): small square (3x3') iron box with a door having a viewing aperture of 7 inches x1/2 inches in the middle and a pass-through of 12x2 inches at the base; a punishment device for slaves.
Book 7: Captive of Gor, pages 313-314
*slave box, transportation
-(noun): small, iron box used for the transportation of slaves.
Book 14: Fighting Slave of Gor, page 120
*slave bracelet, identificatory
-(noun): used in lieu of a collar, described as silver, it is attached to the wrist of a slave. Information about the owner is inscribed.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, pages 430, 441, and 459
*slave bracelets
-(noun): manacles of various types intended to restrain the wrists of a slave; some are akin to handcuffs while some are almost jewelry light restraining bracelets made of blue and gold stones.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 102
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 218
*Slavers, League of Black
-(noun): a branch of the Caste of Slavers; they work out of Schendi and its environs.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 16
*Sword Brother
-(noun): this is a part of the kinship of Warriors no matter what City one belongs to. If a Warrior sheds the blood of another Warrior, they are considered sword brothers unless the blood on the weapons are formally repudiated.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 119
*tarsk bit
-(noun): a large coin worth from 1/10 to 1/4 of a copper tarsk depending on the city which mints the coin (see tarsk copper).
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 54
*tharlarion boots
-(noun): high boots of soft leather worn by riders of high tharlarion to protect their legs from the abrasive hides of their mounts.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 125
*tharlarion, broad
-(noun): sluggish tharlarion used as draft animals; herbivorous.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 125
*top blanket
-(noun): the blanket cloak or covering thrown over a girl. It is an an unspoken command to be still and quiet.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 94
*umbrella bird
-(noun): bird that lives in the lower canopies of rainforest near Schendi.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 311
*vart, brown
-(noun): carnivorous animals that rest clinging upside down on branches.
Book 3: Priest Kings of Gor, page 191
*veminium bird
-(noun): a bird with a beautiful song not otherwise described.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 363
*virgin bell
-(noun): single bell sometimes worn on a Free Woman's left ankle to announce her availability to swains.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 45
*washing booth
-(noun): similar to showers, these use chemicals to cleanse muls in the Nest of the Priest Kings; they are placed within apartments and about the Nest.
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 111
*whale, baleen
-(noun): bluish white spotted whale with a blunt fin, hunted by the Red Hunters.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 265 and 334
