oliphaunt

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oliphaunt

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From Middle English oliphaunt, olifaunt, from Old French olifant, from Latin elephantus; see elephant for more information.

noun oliphaunts · olifant · oliphant · olyfaunte · olyphant

archaic, historical elephant The gander, the gose, and the hudge oliphaunt, / Went with the pecok ageyne the fesaunt;

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@misc{oliphaunt_2026,
  title = {oliphaunt},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oliphaunt},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}