jackall

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A form of jackal — Any of certain wild canids of the genera Lupulella and Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf.

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Meanings

nounjackall (plural jackalls)

plural jackalls

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of jackal.

    1774?, Oliver Goldsmith, A History of the Earth and Animated Nature The jackall, the syagush, the wolf, and the dog, are of this kind; they pursue with patience rather than swiftness; their prey flies at first, and leaves them for miles behind; but they keep on with a constant steady pace […]

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    A nephew of hers, after receiving some learning at her ladyship's expence, got a commission, and fell upon the field of Waterloo; another is still at her heels, as a sort of jackall to fetch and carry when required.

    1819 July 1, “The Political Vis——ss”, in [John Mitford], editor, The New Bon Ton Magazine; or, Telescope of the Times, volume III, number 15, London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], →OCLC, page 179

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jackal
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Chicago

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