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jackal — noun Etymology: Turkish çakal, from Persian shaqāl, of Indo Aryan origin; akin to Sanskrit sṛgāla jackal Date: 1603 1. any of several small omnivorous canids (as Canis aureus) of Africa and Asia having large ears, long legs, and bushy tails 2. a … New Collegiate Dictionary
sicle — [ sikl ] n. m. • XIIe; lat. ecclés. siclus, du gr., de l hébr. chegel ♦ Hist. Poids (de 6 grammes) et monnaie d argent chez les Hébreux. ⊗ HOM. Cycle. ● sicle nom masculin (grec siklos) Poids et monnaie usités dans l Orient ancien. (Il valait de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
shekel — (n.) early 13c., sicle, via Old French and Latin, from Heb. sheqel, from shaqal he weighed. Chief silver coin of ancient Hebrews, also a unit of weight. Modern form in English dates from mid 16c. As slang for money, it dates from 1871 … Etymology dictionary
shekel — /ˈʃɛkəl/ (say shekuhl) noun 1. the principal monetary unit of Israel. 2. a note of this value. 3. an ancient, originally Babylonian, unit of weight. 4. any of several former coins of this weight, especially the chief silver coin of the ancient… …