cafila

They were large animals -- nearly of the shape and size of small horses -- and travelling in single file; as they were, the troop at a distance presented something of the appearance of a "cafila," or caravan.

Popular Adventure Tales Mayne Reid 1850

They were large animals -- nearly of the shape and size of small horses -- and travelling in single file; as they were, the troop at a distance presented something of the appearance of a "cafila," or caravan.

The Bush Boys History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his Family Mayne Reid 1850

Our cafila bashi (head of caravan) was Sheikh Said, who went with us to Mombas.

What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile John Hanning Speke 1845

On returning to Ujiji after a rather protracted sojourn at Uvira, occasioned by Kannina's not completing his work so quickly as had been anticipated, we found our stock of beads and cloth, which had been left in charge of the Ras-cafila, Sheikh Said, and under the protection of the Beluches and our Wanyamuézi porters, reduced to so low an ebb that everybody felt anxious about our future movements.

What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile John Hanning Speke 1845

One day the Cogia went out of the city along with a cafila or caravan of people, and felt a wish to ride.

The Turkish Jester or, The Pleasantries of Cogia Nasr Eddin Effendi Hoca Nasreddin 1842

Behold those camels, what a long train; twenty, thirty, a whole cafila descending the street.

The Bible in Spain; or, the journeys, adventures, and imprisonments of an Englishman, in an attempt to circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula George Henry Borrow 1842

The Cogia cried out loudly, and the people of the cafila came and rescued him.

The Turkish Jester or, The Pleasantries of Cogia Nasr Eddin Effendi Hoca Nasreddin 1842

Thereupon mounting on the camel, he proceeded along with the cafila.

The Turkish Jester or, The Pleasantries of Cogia Nasr Eddin Effendi Hoca Nasreddin 1842

Now there was a camel belonging to the cafila, and the Cogia said to himself, 'Now, if instead of walking I should mount on this camel, how comfortably could I travel!'

The Turkish Jester or, The Pleasantries of Cogia Nasr Eddin Effendi Hoca Nasreddin 1842

This is a case much dwelt on by the old travellers, and which throws a gloom over the spirits of all Bedouins, and of every cafila or caravan.

Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers Thomas De Quincey 1822