djin
Americannoun
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If in the raw morning hours a donkey brays, the men are very much perturbed, for they know that the poor beast has seen a djin.
From Morocco by Forrest, A. S. (Archibald Stevenson)
Had he been a sprite, or a djin, he couldn’t have popped up with more startling rapidity.
From Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" by Stables, Gordon
I have even a poor cousin, twice removed, who is a djin.
From Madame Chrysantheme by Loti, Pierre
The djin, however, was not thus to be propitiated, and the gold of the Pharaohs was never found.
From The Treasury of Ancient Egypt Miscellaneous Chapters on Ancient Egyptian History and Archaeology by Weigall, Arthur E. P. B.
In plainer English, the man had blown up the rocks with dynamite, and had attempted to further his efforts by sacrificing a lamb to the djin who guarded the treasure.
From The Treasury of Ancient Egypt Miscellaneous Chapters on Ancient Egyptian History and Archaeology by Weigall, Arthur E. P. B.
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