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MAHOUT (Hind. mahawat)

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Originally appearing in Volume V17, Page 424 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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MAHOUT (See also:Hind. mahawat) , an See also:elephant-See also:driver. The mahout sits on the elephant's See also:neck and directs him by See also:voice and by the use of a goad called ankus.

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