Definition of Rogue elephant

1. Noun. A wild and vicious elephant separated from the herd.

Generic synonyms: Elephant

Definition of Rogue elephant

1. Noun. A solitary, old, male elephant that has become dangerously and unpredictably violent ¹

2. Noun. (by extension) Someone or something that is large, dangerous, and unpredictable ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rogue Elephant

rogation
rogations
rogatory
roger that
rogered
rogerings
roggenbrot
roggenbrots
roggianite
rogowski loop or coil
rogue
rogue's gallery
rogue access point
rogue elephant (current term)
rogue gallery
rogue nation
rogue state
rogue states
rogue wave
rogued
rogueing
roguelike
roguelikes
rogueries
roguery
rogues
rogues' gallery
rogues gallery

Literary usage of Rogue elephant

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Outing (1893)
"A rogue elephant: OR, A CHAPTER OF WILD SPORT IN CEYLON. BY F. FITZ ROY DIXON. periodically visited them, exchanging tobacco, cloths and small articles of ..."

2. Camping and Tramping in Malaya: Fifteen Years' Pioneering in the Native by Ambrose B. Rathborne (1898)
"... Resident-General—Leaving Kwala Lumpor— Travelling northward—Limestone hill and caves—Soil—Wild animals—rogue elephant—Former denizens of the jungle—Camp ..."

3. The Forest and the Field by Henry Astbury Leveson (1874)
"A rogue elephant. " Coming events cast their shadows before." An Indian spread.—Lieut. ... News of a rogue elephant.—The rencontre.—An awkward position. ..."

4. The Forest and the Field by H. A. L. (Henry Astbury Leveson) (1874)
"A rogue elephant. " Coming events cast their shadows before." An Indian spread.—Lieut. Wedderburn.—"The Dead Charger."—. News of elephant. ..."

5. Ceylon, the Paradise of Adam: The Record of Seven Years' Residence in the Island by Caroline Corner (1908)
"They fall in with a fakir —Two prophecies : one fulfilled — A rogue- elephant abroad — Government reward of ^5 offered — Cynthia's resolve—A midnight call ..."

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