Definitions
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- noun A tame female elephant used as a decoy in the capture of wild male elephants.
Etymologies
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From Bengali. (Can we verify(+) this etymology?)
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Examples
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This was Kinka, a gentle and tractable, little Indian elephant, who was well versed in the chase, and who was about as pretty and graceful as it is possible for a _koomkie_ to be.
Rataplan, a rogue elephant; and other stories Ellen Velvin
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He did not care for society in any shape or form, not even the society of a _koomkie_, so he took no notice of her, but, after a few minutes 'quiet contemplation, turned his head the other way.
Rataplan, a rogue elephant; and other stories Ellen Velvin
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(n): a trained female elephant used to attract wild male elephants
February 16, 2009