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MAHOUT
mahout
(noun) the driver and keeper of an elephant
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mahout (plural mahouts)
An elephant driver and keeper.
Verb
mahout (third-person singular simple present mahouts, present participle mahouting, simple past and past participle mahouted)
To drive elephants.
Source: Wiktionary
Ma*hout", n. Etym: [Hind. mahawat, Skr. mahamatra; mahat great + matra measure.]
Definition: The keeper and driver of an elephant. [East Indies]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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