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单词 jackall
释义

jackall

See also: jack-all and jack all

English

Noun

jackall (plural jackalls)

  1. Obsolete spelling of jackal
    • 1774?, Oliver Goldsmith, A History of the Earth and Animated Nature
      The jackall, the syagush, the wolf, and the dog, are of this kind; they pursue with patience rather than swiftness; their prey flies at first, and leaves them for miles behind; but they keep on with a constant steady pace []
    • 1819 July 1, “The Political Vis——ss”, in [John Mitford], editor, The New Bon Ton Magazine; or, Telescope of the Times, volume III, number 15, London: [] J[oseph] Johnson, [], OCLC 314782218, page 179:
      A nephew of hers, after receiving some learning at her ladyship's expence, got a commission, and fell upon the field of Waterloo; another is still at her heels, as a sort of jackall to fetch and carry when required.
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