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Definition of Bedouins
1. bedouin [n] - See also: bedouin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bedouins
Literary usage of Bedouins
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Innocents Abroad; Or, The New Pilgrim's Progress: Being Some Account of by Mark Twain (1870)
"bedouins!" Every man shrunk up and disappeared in his clothes like a CHARGE OX
bedouins. ... My first impulse was to dash forward and destroy the bedouins. ..."
2. The Uncivilized Races of Men in All Countries of the World by John George Wood (1882)
"In person the bedouins are fine specimens of the human race. They are tall,
stately, with well-cut features, and have feet and hands that are proverbial for ..."
3. Travels Through Arabia and Other Countries in the East by Carsten Niebuhr, Robert Heron (1792)
"OF THE bedouins, OR WANDERING ARABS* CHAP I. Peculiarities in tie Manners of the
bedouins, ... Among the bedouins it belongs to every noble, whether of the ..."
4. Diplomatic Documents Relating to the Outbreak of the European War by James Brown Scott (1916)
"Local authorities at Jaffa have distributed 10000 rifles amongst bedouins, each
with 100 cartridges, 5000 ten-shot to owners of horses and riding camels, ..."
5. Upper Egypt: Its People and Its Products : Descriptive Account of the by Karl Benjamin Klunzinger (1878)
"Through this and the fishery for pearl shells, which in recent years have risen
immensely in price, these bedouins have become very wealthy, ..."
6. Early Adventures in Persia, Susiana, and Babylonia: Including a Residence by Austen Henry Layard (1887)
"... mirage—Stopped by bedouins—Chased by bedouins—A sick ... road to Baghdad—Robbed
by Shammar bedouins—Narrow escape—Arab thieves—Destitute condition—Reach ..."
7. Travels in Egypt, Arabia Petræa, and the Holy Land by Stephen Olin (1860)
"bedouins.—Desolate Regions.—Interesting Mountain Pass. ... From the bedouins in
the vicinity we bought a few lambs which were very small and lean, ..."
8. The History of Arabia: Ancient and Modern by Andrew Crichton (1868)
"Two Classes of Arabs—The bedouins, or Pastoral Tribes-- Their Mode of Life—Their
Love of Freedom—The Agricultural and Mercantile Classes—Commerce of the ..."
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