elephants

/ (ˈɛlɪfənts) /

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Australian slang drunk; intoxicated

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Word Origin for elephants

C20: shortened from elephant's trunk, rhyming slang for drunk

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elephant gun, elephantiasis, elephantine, elephant in the room, elephant man's disease, elephants, elephant seal, elephant's-ear, elephant's-foot, elephant shrew, elephant's-trunk snake

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How to use elephants in a sentence

She worked with wildlife as a volunteer in Peru and the Galapagos; she worked with elephants in Thailand, at a zoo in Australia.
Let’s Free Stacey Addison, The Oregon Woman Jailed at the Ends of the Earth|Christopher Dickey|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And elephants do occasionally use their trunks as snorkels while swimming.
Why Aristotle Deserves A Posthumous Nobel|Nick Romeo|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Africans are the park rangers protecting the elephants and other wildlife from violent criminal poaching networks.
Why the US-Africa Summit Was Important and Why It Wasn't Enough|John Prendergast|August 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“We can only save African elephants if China and Japan ban the ivory trade,” Thornton told me.
A World Without Elephants? Blame China|Michael Tomasky|August 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Beijing claims to oppose the illicit traffic in the tusks of elephants butchered by poachers.
China’s Blood Ivory Bazaar|Brendon Hong|June 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On their way home, Clarence's papa told the little boy some stories about elephants.
The Nursery, July 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 1|Various
The guns often sank almost to the trunnions; many a time the infantry had to help elephants and bullocks to haul them out.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
It is well known that Ceylon abounds in elephants, many of which are captured and employed for various purposes.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
Had I only arrived a fortnight sooner, I should have witnessed the mode of hunting, or rather snaring, elephants.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
In the animal kingdom, besides the elephants, I was much struck by the number and tameness of the ravens of Ceylon.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer

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