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Synonyms for jackal

Grammar : Noun
Spell : jak-uh l, -awl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒæk əl, -ɔl

Top 10 synonyms for jackal
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Définition of jackal

Origin :
  • c.1600, from Turkish çakal, from Persian shaghal, from or cognate with Sanskrit srgala-s, literally "the howler." Figurative sense of "skulking henchman" is from the old belief that jackals stirred up game for lions.
  • As in tool : noun person who allows himself to be used
  • As in prairie wolf : noun coyote
Example sentences :
  • That jackal has enchanted him, so that he must deem well done all that is done by him.
  • Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
  • Do not do that,” exclaimed the Jackal, “for I shall get wet and be drowned.
  • Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various
  • The Jackal does not like to get even the tip of his tail wet.
  • Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various
  • But the Jackal hid in the high cane, and the farmer could not find him.
  • Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various
  • I could take you to the place,” said the Jackal, “but it is across the river, and I cannot swim.
  • Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various
  • As far back as we can see, Hathor is a cow, and Horus a hawk, and Anubis a jackal.
  • Extract from : « History of Religion » by Allan Menzies
  • You might as well expect the lion to come to rescue a deer attacked by a jackal.
  • Extract from : « At Aboukir and Acre » by George Alfred Henty
  • The moon rose—a jackal crossed a field within a few yards of us.
  • Extract from : « Byeways in Palestine » by James Finn
  • The jackal lapped the courser's blood, and moaned with exquisite delight.
  • Extract from : « Alroy » by Benjamin Disraeli
  • The word "jackal" is Persian, and the jackal is allied to the dog, the wolf, and the fox.
  • Extract from : « From Pole to Pole » by Sven Anders Hedin
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