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koomkies

koomkies is the plural of koomkie.

Meaning of koomkie

Noun

koomkie (plural koomkies)

  1. A tame female elephant used as a decoy in the capture of wild male elephants.
    • When an elephant is in a proper state to be removed from the keddah, he is conducted either by koomkies or by tame males.1807, Thomas Williamson, Oriental Field Sports

Questions about koomkies

What is koomkies the plural of?
Koomkies is the plural of koomkie.

Words near koomkies in the dictionary

  1. koombar
  2. koombars
  3. koomkee
  4. koomkees
  5. koomkie
  6. koomkies
  7. koomrah
  8. koomrahs
  9. Koonawarra
  10. Koonbee
  11. Koonce

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