Definitions
cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
Word origin
From Middle English camel, through Old English camel and Old Northern French camel (Old French chamel, modern French chameau), from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos), from a Semitic source, ultimately from Proto-Semitic *gamal-; compare Arabic جَمَل (jamal), Hebrew גמל (gamál), Aramaic ܓܡܠܐ (gamlā), Coptic ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ (čamoul). As a marine device, from Dutch. As an ethnic slur, short for camelfucker, camel jockey, etc.
Used in a sentence
“Returne our Mules and emptie Camels backe, That we may trauell into Siria, […]”
“Achilles! a drayman, a porter, a very camel.”
“As sometimes happens in countries of small civilisation, a leader arose from among the Arabs. None knew from where he sprang, and it was said that he had been a camel driver.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Desert pack animal”5 letters
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