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saun

saun noun: a male elephant that is not part of a herd; a rogue.

Noun

saun (plural sauns)

  1. A male elephant that is not part of a herd; a rogue.
    • Though on some occasions the mahouts accompany the koomkies up to the saun, yet it is safer, and generally the most sure and easy mode, for them to dismount in some contiguous cover with their blankets and ropes, leading the koomkies to the saun, towards which they proceed in the most cunning style.1810, Decoy Elephants Catching a Male, in Enos Bronson (editor), Select Reviews of Literature, and Spirit of Foreign Magazines, Volume 3, page 123

Forms of saun

pluralsauns

Questions about saun

What does saun mean?
Saun means a male elephant that is not part of a herd; a rogue.
What part of speech is saun?
Saun is a noun.
What is the plural of saun?
The plural of saun is sauns.

Words near saun in the dictionary

  1. Saumitra
  2. Saumur
  3. Saumurs
  4. Saumya
  5. Saumyā
  6. saun
  7. sauna
  8. sauna blanket
  9. sauna blankets
  10. sauna hat
  11. sauna hats

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