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jackal
/ˈd͡ʒækəl/
noun 5verb 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
associated, bigger, closer, dangerous, full, similar
VERB + JACKAL
attacked, flee, howl, like, mentions, names, saw, saying
JACKAL + NOUN
ethiopian, goat, i'm, simenian, tiger
PREP.
from, than
ADV.
away, definitely, meticulously, usually
Definitions
noun
1
Any of certain wild canids of the genera Lupulella and Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf.
In passing, it also mentions how the jackal and the tiger acquired their reddish spots. All of the animals referred to, except the deer, have tricksterlike personalities, both in this tale and in other story contexts. But the jackal is the most renowned of all for roguishness.
Until recently, scientists thought Ethiopian wolves were a type of jackal. They gave Ethiopian wolves names like Semien jackal, Simenian jackal, or Ethiopian jackal.
2
A person who performs menial or routine tasks; a dogsbody.
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.
3
A person who behaves in an opportunistic way; especially a base collaborator.
4
A jack (the playing card).
5
A player who steals the ball at the tackle.
verb
1
To perform menial or routine tasks
They have jackalled for the great beast, to pick in turns the bones of each other; they have subserved those above, to oppress and defraud those below; and they are suffering, and, so far as classes can, justly suffering their purgation.
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In passing, it also mentions how the jackal and the tiger acquired their reddish spots. All of the animals referred to, except the deer, have tricksterlike personalities, both in this tale and in othe
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Until recently, scientists thought Ethiopian wolves were a type of jackal. They gave Ethiopian wolves names like Semien jackal, Simenian jackal, or Ethiopian jackal.
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As we will see, the jackal is usually associated in the Indic context with death and impurity, and would therefore sit squarely at the bottom of Dumont's social hierarchy.
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They have jackalled for the great beast, to pick in turns the bones of each other; they have subserved those above, to oppress and defraud those below; and they are suffering, and, so far as classes c
Wiktionary05
A cornered fox is more dangerous than a jackal.
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The jackal is howling.
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