rogue elephant

noun

1. a vicious elephant that has been exiled from the herd.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rogue elephant¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Churchill, on the contrary, they regarded with alarm, a loose cannon, a rogue elephant.

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This was a visible sign that the rogue elephant was indeed to be feared, and the doctor brightened up and rubbed his hands.

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Thus, no matter what herd the rogue elephant tried to join, he would be driven out.

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Just as an outlaw among men gets shot by the sheriff's men sooner or later, so also a rogue elephant gets shot by hunters.

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He told the story of the rogue elephant, modestly granting a co-hero's role to his guide.

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Sometimes he would lie in ambush, and rush out at us from unexpected places, with all the artfulness of a rogue elephant.

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