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Sherari, a. and n.|ʃɛˈrɑːrɪ|
Also Sherary.
[Arab.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to the Sherarat.
B. n. A member of the Sherarat; also, a dromedary bred by the Sherarat.
1888C. M. Doughty Travels in Arabia Deserta II. ii. 32 ‘It is he,’ said the Emir, ‘Sherâry hound! how durst thou do this violence?’ Metaab bade the stranger take the Sherâry's lance. Ibid. ix. 239 The thelûls [riding camels] of the Sherarát..are praised above other in Western Arabia: Ibn Rashîd's armed band are mounted upon the light and fleet Sherâries. 1926T. E. Lawrence Seven Pillars iv. lii. 273 At last the Sherari boy said if we gave him scope he would settle his account and leave him living. Ibid. liv. 284 My camel, the sherari racer, Naama, stretched herself out. 1927― Revolt in Desert xi. 154 It had killed only two of us, one Rueli and one Sherari. |