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koonkie

koonkie is the alternative form 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

Forms of koonkie

pluralkoonkies

Questions about koonkie

What is koonkie the alternative form of?
Koonkie is the alternative form of koomkie.

Words near koonkie in the dictionary

  1. Koonda
  2. Koondrook
  3. Kooner
  4. Kooners
  5. Koonimedu
  6. koonkie
  7. koonkies
  8. Koonoomoo
  9. Koonorigan
  10. Koons
  11. Koonses

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