Toomai of the Elephants

The Jungle Book - Toomai of the Elephants

The Jungle Book - Toomai of the Elephants


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Language English
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Created / Updated 18.10.2023 / 19.11.2024
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An indirect fire weapon that fires explosive projectiles known as (mortar) bombs
 

mortar

suffering from extreme hunger

starvation

To pull or carry with effort

to haul

A roughly squared timber beam
 

baulks

the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material

timber

to avoid

to shirk

wooden pen for animals
 

stockade

a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise

gasp

high-pitched and piercing

shrill

a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff

landslide

to involve oneself in other people's affairs without being asked

to meddle

formal complaints

grievances

not wild

tame

shy, excessively timid

bashful

hard work

toil

food for horses or cattle

fodder

a climb or walk to the summit of a mountain or hill

ascent

movable part in the cylinder forced into motion by explosion of fuel
 

piston

ceaselessly in motion

restless

the outside part of a tree
 

bark