The men floundered waist-deep on uncertain bottom; the syces received much unsympathetic comment for their handling of the animals, and we had to get Billy over by a melodramatic "bridge of life" with B.
The syces were small black men, lean and well formed, accustomed to running afoot wherever their charges went, at walk, lope or gallop.
At the same moment the sycesled up our horses, mounted and headed across the little plain whence had come the four ostriches.
Of all the figures that delighted me in Cairo those of the syces soon became first favourites.
Here come at a smart leaping run two shouting syces turbaned in the Alexandrian fashion; and behind them a barouche and pair driven by an English coachman of irreproachable deportment.
The English General's syces alone wear the scarlet jacket, and deep indigo blue or maroon are the usual colours for the liveries of those mercuries.
Bronze medals were issued to the civilian sycesand authorised camp followers.
Civilian Sycesof Officers, Civilian Servants of Officers, and Transport Drivers, were granted the medal in bronze without bar.
Then, turning his horse in the direction of the river, he spoke over his shoulder to his sycesand galloped away, followed by them at a run.
He was going at a walking pace, attended by two syces {grooms}.
So, as the Baboo passes in or out through the great gate, the solemn coachman whips up the spanking Arabs, and the syces bawl louder than ever, and Kalidas Ramaya Mullick turns away his eyes.
Yes, quite safe, with two syces to care for him; the horse of their rajah's friend.
We embarked accordingly, leaving the sycesand horses behind us.
The syces started to their feet, the horses snorted with fear; and as the roar was repeated, followed closely by another to our left, and seemingly nearer, H.
The syces cowered together and shivered with the cold.
The syces and my friends were holding hard to the tether-ropes, which were now at their full stretch.
As we rode slowly along, to allow the beaters to get ahead, and to let the heavily-laden men with the nets keep up with us, we were amused to hear the remarks of the syces and shekarries on the sport they had just witnessed.
It is a good plan, particularly in warm weather, in any country to give horses a bran mash once a week, and if one particular evening is fixed upon, syces get into the habit of giving it regularly without special orders.
But I found in the long run the syces would not steal it; natives are sharp enough to see when any profit can be made, and it was not to their advantage to give back short weight.
The man waited there, while one of the syces went for help and a litter, and it was only after they had carried her home that I saw him.
It was afternoon, and she was riding in front, he behind, the syces following.
As soon as he thrust his right foot in the stirrup the two syces sprang away, leaving a beautiful group in the middle of the parade-ground, statuesque in the absence of movement.
Then, as he stood wiping his fingers on his handkerchief, he made one of the syces shorten the stirrups to a considerable extent.
One of my syces alarmed me greatly by not turning up on the morning when the horses were to be embarked; but he finally appeared upon the landing-stage just as they were being slung into a lighter, three hours after the time named.
An attack was then made upon them; but many of these Syces are remarkably strong, active fellows, and in a very short time the Abyssinians found that they had met with much more than their match.
It is thirty miles off, but we have sent out camels and such of the horses as are not tired with this morning's march, but the syces cannot walk more than fifteen miles a day.
The syces stopped the horses, and then told them that W.
The syces walked before the horses feeling their way, and hallooing because the postilions could not see them; and as it was, I came in at the wrong end of the camp with the syces missing.
I sat down on the ground by a fire of dry grass, which the sycesand bearers had made for themselves.
I stopped on our way in, to see the tomb, which has that famous temple in its centre, and all our bearers and syces rushed down to the water with great ardour.
The number of these syces walking beside the horses, or standing up behind the carriage, flourishing fly-wisps, gives an idea of Oriental magnificence.
There, by Mark's arrangement, fresh syces had been posted from the stables for the return ride.
As the Syces began to put the saddles on the tats, the Afghans spoke quickly and angrily together.
One of the Syces can take Yossouf's place on guard over the women, and he can help you.
The two Syces were Beloochees, the others were men from the Deccan--the regiment having been stationed at Poona, before going up into Afghanistan.
Of these, the Syces alone understood the Afghan language.
Such of them as are placed in mediocre circumstances arrange with their Mussulman syces and get fowl curry or roast as often as they choose.
Public fiacres and ordinary private carriages have each but a single syce, but the carriages of the Khedive and all official turnouts must have a pair of syces running side by side.
The Khedive ordinarily rides with very little display; he has a two-horse carriage, open or closed according to the weather or other circumstances, two syces in front and two outriders or household guards behind him.
The boldest of the syces followed his example, and released Gobur.
The syceslighted fires close outside the compound, to scare away any wild beasts which might be prowling about in the groves and thickets.
One of thesyces pinned up a large leaf with thorns, and fetched some water in it from the nearest well.
Presently they saw a curious procession coming up the hill--two Hindu boys riding on donkeys, with syces running beside them carrying scarlet umbrellas over their heads, ornamented with deep gold-fringes.
The syces had laid the dead animal on the bank which ran round Mr. Desborough's compound, and were standing under the shadow of the garden trees considering it.
I am not riding will have to carry their own clothing, and also that of the horse I ride and of the Syces (native grooms).
The guards do not understand a word of English, and the Syces who run by the side of the horses are remarkably cute at understanding our signs if they have reference to the horses, but have no idea on any other subject.
There is a good store of forage piled in the corner of the yard, but the syces had best bring in as much more as they can carry.
There are some of the servants and syces who can be trusted to load.
I should put them on rations, Bathurst; and there might be regular rations of things served out for us too; then it would fall in your province to see that the syces water and feed the horses.
There is somebody wanted to look after all those syces and servants, and it would be a comfort to us to have someone to talk to occasionally; besides, all the children are fond of him.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "syces" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
