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Definition of Sheiks
1. sheik [n] - See also: sheik
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sheiks
Literary usage of Sheiks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Wild Tribes of the Soudan: An Account of Travel and Sport Chiefly in the by Frank Linsly James (1883)
"A Second Visit from Hamran sheiks. — They offer to guide us into their own
Country.—Three Base join the Camp. — They are attacked by the ..."
2. The Wild Tribes of the Soudan: An Account of Travel and Sport Chiefly in the by Frank Linsly James (1883)
"A Visit from two Hamran sheiks. — Fresh Sport among the Buffaloes. — A She- reker.
— A Second Visit from Hamran sheiks. — They offer to guide us into their ..."
3. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1883)
"The village sheiks and their representatives, the members of the Egyptian Parliament.
6. The Coptic Christians, numbering about half a million. 7. ..."
4. With the Beduins: A Narrative of Journeys and Adventures in Unfrequented by Gray Hill (1891)
"What was our joy to find that the dark handsome faces belonged to the Beni Sokr
sheiks, for here was an opportunity to improve our acquaintance with them, ..."
5. Travels to and from Constantinople in the Years 1827 and 1828 by Charles Colville Frankland (1829)
"... and Supper with Arab sheiks.—Promise of hidden treasures. ... Search for
treasure: disappointment of sheiks. ..."
6. Central Africa: Naked Truths of Naked People. An Account of Expeditions to by Charles Chaillé-Long (1876)
"... a warm welcome—Kindness of Adjutant-Major Abdallah—Visited by the sheiks—Character
of the ... sheiks ..."
7. The Merv Oasis: Travels and Adventures East of the Caspian During the Years by Edmund O'Donovan (1883)
"... Sanjar—Hostile demonstrations—sheiks—Substantial souvenir of Mecca— A lonely
panorama. A LITTLE after dawn, according to appointment, Aman Niaz Kban, ..."
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