keddah
Britishnoun
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They knew nothing of its whereabouts; all denied that they had seen the keddah sahib put it in the box.
From The Three Sapphires by W. A. Fraser
There takes place in the keddah, or pen of capture, a mighty struggle between the giant strength of the captive and the ingenuity of man, ably seconded by a few powerful tame elephants.
From The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations by William Temple Hornaday
He called to one of his Mussulmans, saying: "Come you, Amir Khan, and take the cow to the keddah."
From The Three Sapphires by W. A. Fraser
But in the meantime, the slow herding toward the keddah had begun.
From O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 by Various
Huzoor, the keddah sahib has his name in our land, the Land of the Five Rivers.
From The Three Sapphires by W. A. Fraser
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