akela

[uh-kee-luh]

noun

(in the Cub Scouts) a pack leader.

Origin of akela

after Akela, leader of the wolf pack in The Jungle Books by Kipling

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Examples from the Web for akela

Historical Examples of akela

Akela occupied one of these, and the Cubs were divided into two groups.
Stories of the Saints by Candle-Light
Vera C. Barclay
So, on condition they get undressed in five minutes, Akela says "Yes."
Stories of the Saints by Candle-Light
Vera C. Barclay
She had often seen them run past, and now she stopped and asked Akela what they were.
Stories of the Saints by Candle-Light
Vera C. Barclay
Akela thought there was no hope of ever seeing the cap again on Andy's head.
Stories of the Saints by Candle-Light
Vera C. Barclay
There was a long hush, for no single wolf cared to fight Akela to the death.
The Jungle Book
Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for akela

Akela

noun

British the adult leader of a pack of Cub ScoutsUS equivalent: Den Mother

Word Origin for Akela

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

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