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Jackal
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- 1 Any of certain wild canids of the genera Lupulella and Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf.
"In passing, it also mentions how the jackal and the tiger acquired their reddish spots. All of the animals referred to, except the deer, have tricksterlike personalities, both in this tale and in other story contexts. But the jackal is the most renowned of all for roguishness."
- 2 Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair wordnet
- 3 A person who performs menial or routine tasks; a dogsbody.
"A nephew of hers, after receiving some learning at her ladyship's expence, got a commission, and fell upon the field of Waterloo; another is still at her heels, as a sort of jackall to fetch and carry when required."
- 4 a jackal native to Europe and Asia with a golden coat wordnet
- 5 A person who behaves in an opportunistic way; especially a base collaborator. derogatory
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- 6 a canid living in the deserts of Northern Africa related to the golden jackal and the grey wolf wordnet
- 7 A jack (the playing card). rare, slang
- 8 a jackal native to Africa with a black back wordnet
- 9 A player who steals the ball at the tackle.
- 10 a jackal native to Southern Africa with a stripe down its side wordnet
- 1 To perform menial or routine tasks
"They have jackalled for the great beast, to pick in turns the bones of each other; they have subserved those above, to oppress and defraud those below; and they are suffering, and, so far as classes can, justly suffering their purgation."
Etymology
From French chacal, chacale, checale, schakal, ciacale, from Turkish çakal, from Persian شغال (šaġâl), borrowed from Sanskrit शृगाल (śṛgāla, “jackal”).
From French chacal, chacale, checale, schakal, ciacale, from Turkish çakal, from Persian شغال (šaġâl), borrowed from Sanskrit शृगाल (śṛgāla, “jackal”).
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