mahout
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mahout
1655–65; < Hindi mahāut, variant of mahāvat; compare Prakrit mahāmatta, Sanskrit mahāmatra elephant driver
Vocabulary lists containing mahout
National Spelling Bee '14: Prelims Round 2
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Example Sentences
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Another elephant in the Kallazagar Temple weighs 700kg more than the optimum for its age, according to Ravindran, the "Mahout" - or custodian - of the 48-year-old female elephant -Madhuravalli.
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2012
And the favorite, Mahout, who twice recently had bested the triple crown winner, Assault, was an intelligent beast.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mahout broke well and closely followed Alamond and School Tie for a quarter of a mile � to his favorite spot near the little stable road.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the best nicknames the pressagent has been able to think up for his boss so far have been "The Rasputin of the Rathskellers," "The Mad Mahout of 42nd Street."
From Time Magazine Archive
I know that plant," muttered Hathi; "it has points sharper than the goad of any Mahout.
From The Sa'-Zada Tales by Fraser, William Alexander
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