keddah
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Placed on the path, if Moti stepped on one she would probably come in to the keddah to have her foot dressed.
From The Three Sapphires by Fraser, W. A.
He turned, too, toward the mouth of the keddah.
From O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 by Various
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 Hornaday, William Temple
Swinton was glad when he saw his dogcart turn into the compound to take him to the keddah sahib's for tiffin.
From The Three Sapphires by Fraser, W. A.
The government keddah establishment from Dacca captures large numbers of elephants in the province, and the right of hunting is also sold by auction to private bidders.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
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