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elephantries

elephantries is the plural of elephantry.

Meaning of elephantry

Noun

elephantry (plural elephantries)

  1. (historical) A branch of an army that uses elephants.
    • But, juſt before we took the Field, we demoliſhed our Elephantry, and to be more on a Level with the Baboons, introduced Monkies upon lean Cats, and thoſe too a little wild, becauſe we could maintain them very cheap, Monkies being content with Nuts, and Cats with any Thing.1747 February 5, “Nº 83. Thursday, February 5, 1747”, in The Fool: Being a Collection of Essays and Epistles, Moral, Political, Humourous^([sic]), and Entertaining. Published in the Daily Gazetteer....

Questions about elephantries

What is elephantries the plural of?
Elephantries is the plural of elephantry.

Words near elephantries in the dictionary

  1. elephantophile
  2. elephantophiles
  3. elephantopin
  4. elephantous
  5. elephantpox
  6. elephantries
  7. elephantry
  8. elephants
  9. elephants in the corner
  10. elephants in the room
  11. elephants' ear

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