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Definition of Musth
1. Noun. An annual phase of heightened sexual excitement in the males of certain large mammals (especially elephants); is associated with discharge from a gland between the eye and ear. "The frenzied elephant was in musth"
Definition of Musth
1. Noun. A time during which male elephants exhibit increased levels of sexual activity and aggressiveness. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Musth
1. a state of frenzy occurring in male elephants [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Musth
Literary usage of Musth
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Resonance of Allah: Resplendent Explanations Arising from the Nur, Allah by M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (2001)
"A mad elephant, seized by the frenzy of musth, will not respect God, ... Likewise,
however good and helpful you may be to a mad elephant in musth, ..."
2. Many Inventions by Rudyard Kipling (1893)
"He is not musth,' the man replied indignantly; ' only his honour has been touched.
... He would not kill me, except he were musth. ..."
3. Narrative of a Five Year's Residence at Nepaul by Thomas Smith, David Ochterlony (1852)
"affirmative, when he added : " But I wish you to understand, that the one I allude
to is a fearful shitan (devil) : he has been musth for many years 1" I ..."
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