chacman.
/ˈtʃakmə/, U.S. /ˈtʃɑkmə/ A kind of baboon ( Cynocephalus porcarius) found in South Africa.
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1835 Penny Cycl. III. 229/2 The Chacma, so called from the Hottentot word T'Chackamma, the aboriginal name of this baboon in South Africa..when full grown, is equal in size, and much superior in strength, to a common English mastiff.
1835 Penny Cycl. III. 230/1 A full-grown chacma is more than a match for two good dogs.
1855 M. Reid Bush Boys 447 Totty dispersing the Chacmas.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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