mahout

[ muh-hout ]

/ məˈhaʊt /

noun

the keeper or driver of an elephant, especially in India and the East Indies.

Origin of mahout

1655–65; <Hindi mahāut, variant of mahāvat; compare Prakrit mahāmatta,Sanskrit mahāmatra elephant driver

Words nearby mahout

Mahomet, Mahometan, Mahón, mahonia, Mahound, mahout, Mahratta, Mahratti, Mähren, mahseer, mahua

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Example sentences from the Web for mahout

One, a mahout, or tender, straddled the neck to guide the creature.
How to Capture an Elephant: Excerpt From Michael Daly’s ‘Topsy’|Michael Daly|July 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The mahout hurried to my rescue and then examined the damaged tail of his animal.
From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan|Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky
It was wonderful to see how gently he could play with the little brown baby of the mahout.
Adventures in Many Lands|Various
A mahout, seeing her danger, urged his elephant toward her and reached her just as she was about to let go.
The Adventures of Kathlyn|Harold MacGrath

Then to the mahout she continued in Urdu, "Gul Dad, are you hurt?"
The Jungle Girl|Gordon Casserly
So I tugged at the arm of the second mahout, who was sitting behind his chief, and he scrambled down beside me.
Caves of Terror|Talbot Mundy

British Dictionary definitions for mahout

mahout

/ (məˈhaʊt) /

noun

(in India and the East Indies) an elephant driver or keeper

Word Origin for mahout

C17: Hindi mahāut, from Sanskrit mahāmātra of great measure, originally a title

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	mahout
释义	mahout [ muh-hout ] / məˈhaʊt / noun the keeper or driver of an elephant, especially in India and the East Indies. Origin of mahout 1655–65; <Hindi mahāut, variant of mahāvat; compare Prakrit mahāmatta,Sanskrit mahāmatra elephant driver Words nearby mahout Mahomet, Mahometan, Mahón, mahonia, Mahound, mahout, Mahratta, Mahratti, Mähren, mahseer, mahua Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mahout One, a mahout, or tender, straddled the neck to guide the creature. How to Capture an Elephant: Excerpt From Michael Daly’s ‘Topsy’\|Michael Daly\|July 8, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The mahout hurried to my rescue and then examined the damaged tail of his animal. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan\|Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky It was wonderful to see how gently he could play with the little brown baby of the mahout. Adventures in Many Lands\|Various A mahout, seeing her danger, urged his elephant toward her and reached her just as she was about to let go. The Adventures of Kathlyn\|Harold MacGrath Then to the mahout she continued in Urdu, "Gul Dad, are you hurt?" The Jungle Girl\|Gordon Casserly So I tugged at the arm of the second mahout, who was sitting behind his chief, and he scrambled down beside me. Caves of Terror\|Talbot Mundy British Dictionary definitions for mahout mahout / (məˈhaʊt) / noun (in India and the East Indies) an elephant driver or keeper Word Origin for mahout C17: Hindi mahāut, from Sanskrit mahāmātra of great measure, originally a title Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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