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Definition of Shikari
1. shikaree [n -S] - See also: shikaree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shikari
Literary usage of Shikari
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. In and Beyond the Himálayas: A Record of Sport and Travel in the Abode of Snow by Samuel James Stone (1896)
"... Colonel Ward's shikari. This was a stroke of luck, as he knew the ground
thoroughly, and had great experience in yak-hunting in the Chang-chen-mo. ..."
2. Somaliland: Being an Account of Two Expeditions Into the Far Interior by Charles Victor Alexander Peel (1900)
"Tracks of elephants—Charged by a rhinoceros—shikari wounded— Ostriches—Rhinoceros
tracks—A phantom ' rhino.' I STARTED from Bun Feroli at 4 am, ..."
3. Somaliland: Being an Account of Two Expeditions Into the Far Interior by Charles Victor Alexander Peel (1900)
"Tracks of elephants—Charged by a rhinoceros —shikari wounded— Ostriches—Rhinoceros
tracks—A phantom 'rhino.' I STARTED from Bun Feroli at 4 am, ..."
4. In Pursuit of the "Mad" Mullah: Service and Sport in the Somali Protectorate by Malcolm McNeill, Arthur Charles Hugh Dixon (1902)
"... columns—Strength of each column—Appointed to command second column—The Somali
and his love of looting camels—Re-engage my old shikari, ..."
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