jacals
- plural of jacal.
Example Sentences
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Behind it were some brush corrals and a few scattered mud jacals, in which lived the help.
From Heart of the Sunset by Beach, Rex Ellingwood
The returning guests sought their jacals to snatch a few hours' sleep before the revelry would be resumed at Las Palomas.
From A Texas Matchmaker by Adams, Andy
Behind the store, at a little distance, were the grass-thatched /jacals/ of the Mexicans who bestowed their allegiance upon the Cibolo.
From Heart of the West by Henry, O.
When the last man had disappeared under the trees, Nihie replaced the skin in the temple, put out the fire, and, singing a kind of chant, he led the men back to their jacals.
From History of California by Bandini, Helen Elliott
A solid wall of water, he saw it sweeping down the valley, lapping up villages, ranches, jacals, with greedy tongues.
From The Mystery of The Barranca by Whitaker, Herman
