What does oliphaunt mean?
Oliphaunt means (archaic and historical) elephant.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(archaic and historical) elephant.
The gander, the gose, and the hudge oliphaunt, / Went with the pecok ageyne the fesaunt;
His mugge so Taste and wide, I wel opine, An oliphaunt he might have swallow'd[.]
‘Were there any oliphaunts?’ asked Sam, forgetting his fear in his eagerness for news of strange places.
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Oliphaunt means (archaic and historical) elephant.
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The gander, the gose, and the hudge oliphaunt, / Went with the pecok ageyne the fesaunt;
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