deloul

English

Etymology

Probably of Bedouin Arabic origin. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

deloul (plural delouls)

1. (archaic) A fast-running dromedary camel.
   • 1853, Austen Henry Layard, Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon:

     We had a seven hours' ride on the delouls, leaving the caravan to follow, to the large ruin of Abou Maria.

References

• “deloul”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• duello