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jackal

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English

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Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas)

Etymology

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FromFrenchchacal,chacale,checale,schakal,ciacale, fromTurkishçakal, fromPersianشغال(šağâl), borrowed fromSanskritशृगाल(śṛgāla,“jackal”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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jackal (pluraljackals)

  2. Any of certain wildcanids of the generaLupulella andCanis, native to the tropicalOld World and smaller than awolf.
    • 1987, Brenda E. F. Beck, Peter J. Claus, Praphulladatta Goswami, Jawaharlal Handoo, editors,Folktales of India,page289:
      In passing, it also mentions how thejackal and the tiger acquired their reddish spots. All of the animals referred to, except the deer, have tricksterlike personalities, both in this tale and in other story contexts. But thejackal is the most renowned of all for roguishness.
    • 2002, Fred H. Harrington,The Ethiopian Wolf,page 6:
      Until recently, scientists thought Ethiopian wolves were a type ofjackal. They gave Ethiopian wolves names like Semienjackal, Simenianjackal, or Ethiopianjackal.
    • 2007, McComas Taylor,The Fall of the IndigoJackal: The Discourse of Division and Pūrnabhadra's Pañcatantra,page52:
      As we will see, thejackal is usually associated in the Indic context with death and impurity, and would therefore sit squarely at the bottom of Dumont's social hierarchy.
  3. A person who performsmenial orroutine tasks; adogsbody.
    • 1819 July 1, “The Political Vis——ss”, in [John Mitford], editor,The New Bon Ton Magazine; or, Telescope of the Times, volume III, number15, London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […],→OCLC,page179:
      A nephew of hers, after receiving some learning at her ladyship's expence, got a commission, and fell upon the field of Waterloo; another is still at her heels, as a sort ofjackall to fetch and carry when required.
  4. (derogatory) A person who behaves in anopportunistic way; especially a basecollaborator.
  5. (slang, rare) Ajack (theplaying card).
  6. (rugby union) A player who steals the ball at the tackle.

Alternative forms

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Hypernyms

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  • (any of certain wild canids of genus Canis):canid,dog

Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Translations

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wild canine
person who performs menial/routine tasks
person who behaves in an opportunistic way
slang for the playing card jack

See also

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References

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  1. ^Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “jackal”, inOnline Etymology Dictionary.

Verb

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jackal (third-person singular simple presentjackals,present participlejackalling,simple past and past participlejackalled)

  1. To performmenial orroutine tasks
    • 1800,Pamphlets on British Taxation‎[1]:
      They havejackalled for the great beast, to pick in turns the bones of each other; they have subserved those above, to oppress and defraud those below; and they are suffering, and, so far as classes can, justly suffering their purgation.
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