akela

[ uh-kee-luh ]

/ əˈki lə /

noun

(in the Cub Scouts) a pack leader.

Nearby words

akbar, ake, akeake, akebi, akee, akela, akeldama, akeley, akene, akeratosis, aketon

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

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
So Akela comes out, and scrubs the neck in question with soap and flannel.
Stories of the Saints by Candle-Light|Vera C. Barclay
He swam down-stream and opposite the Rock he came on Phao and Akela listening to the night noises.
The Second Jungle Book|Rudyard Kipling
A Cub sat down each side of Akela and read over her shoulder, and one jumped up and down in front, saying: "Miss, is it good?"
Stories of the Saints by Candle-Light|Vera C. Barclay

Akela then turned the boat shorewards suddenly, and pulled at the oars for dear life, and all the Cubs helped by cheering.
Stories of the Saints by Candle-Light|Vera C. Barclay

British Dictionary definitions for akela

Akela

/ (ɑːˈkeɪlə) /

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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