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Noun

1. 1
   elephant archaic, historical

   "The gander, the gose, and the hudge oliphaunt, / Went with the pecok ageyne the fesaunt;"

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elephant

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"The gander, the gose, and the hudge oliphaunt, / Went with the pecok ageyne the fesaunt;"

Etymology

From Middle English oliphaunt, olifaunt, from Old French olifant, from Latin elephantus; see elephant for more information.

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