engro

Updated: June 20, 2025

What the engro found the most difficult, was to get a firm hold of the chal, for no sooner did he seize the chal by any part of his wearing apparel, than the chal either tore himself away, or contrived to slip out of it; so that in a little time the chal was three parts naked; and as for holding him by the body, it was out of the question, for he was as slippery as an eel.

George Henry Borrow - Lavengro: The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest

At last the engro seized the chal by the Belcher's handkerchief, which he wore in a knot round his neck, and do whatever the chal could, he could not free himself; and when the engro saw that, it gave him fresh heart, no doubt: "It's of no use," said he; "you had better give in; hold out your hands for the darbies, or I will throttle you."

George Henry Borrow - Lavengro; the Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest

What the engro found the most difficult was to get a firm hold of the chal, for no sooner did he seize the chal by any part of his wearing apparel, than the chal either tore himself away, or contrived to slip out of it; so that in a little time the chal was three parts naked; and as for holding him by the body, it was out of the question, for he was as slippery as an eel.

George Henry Borrow - Lavengro; the Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest

But you must have heard of it; every one has heard of it; every one has heard of the fight between the Bow Street engro and the Rommany chal. 'I never heard of it till now. 'All England rung of it, brother. There never was a better match than between those two.

George Henry Borrow - Lavengro; the Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest