akela
[uh-kee-luh]
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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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Akela occupied one of these, and the Cubs were divided into two groups.
Stories of the Saints by Candle-LightVera C. Barclay
So, on condition they get undressed in five minutes, Akela says "Yes."
Stories of the Saints by Candle-LightVera 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-LightVera C. Barclay
Akela thought there was no hope of ever seeing the cap again on Andy's head.
Stories of the Saints by Candle-LightVera C. Barclay
There was a long hush, for no single wolf cared to fight Akela to the death.
The Jungle BookRudyard Kipling
Akela
noun
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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