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akela

[ uh-kee-luh ]

noun

  1. (in the Cub Scouts) a pack leader.


Akela

/ ɑːˈkeɪlə /

noun

  1. the adult leader of a pack of Cub Scouts US equivalentDen Mother
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of akela1

After Akela, leader of the wolf pack in The Jungle Books by Kipling
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Word History and Origins

Origin of akela1

C20: after a character in Kipling's The Jungle Book (1894–95), who is the leader of a wolfpack
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Example Sentences

So the Stable boys stumbled sleepily back to their own quarters, and Akela tucked each of them up in his blankets.

As Akela crept softly round she could only hear the regular breathing of sound sleepers.

Akela wrings him out and sends him home to get into dry clothes, for the sun is beginning to sink.

Akela then turned the boat shorewards suddenly, and pulled at the oars for dear life, and all the Cubs helped by cheering.

"I'll tell as long as the candle lasts," said Akela, sticking a stump of candle on the ledge.

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