keddah

/ (ˈkɛdə) /

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noun

a variant spelling of kheda

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Words nearby keddah

Keck Telescope, Kecskemét, ked, Kedah, Kedar, keddah, kedge, kedgeree, Kediri, Kedleston Hall, Kedron

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How to use keddah in a sentence

Ten years afterward the old keeper of the elephant found him in a keddah, and he instantly submitted himself to him.
The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 5, November 1843|Various
Finnerty is the government keddah sahib here, and I'm going to ask his help in giving you some sport, Gilfain.
The Three Sapphires|W. A. Fraser
Each one understood the debasing retribution the keddah sahib had meted out to his foul-fighting opponent.
The Three Sapphires|W. A. Fraser
They knew nothing of its whereabouts; all denied that they had seen the keddah sahib put it in the box.
The Three Sapphires|W. A. Fraser

Swinton was glad when he saw his dogcart turn into the compound to take him to the keddah sahib's for tiffin.
The Three Sapphires|W. A. Fraser