noun
- plural of keddah; enclosures or stockades used to trap and hold wild elephants, especially in India and Southeast Asia
Usage: chiefly historical; also spelled kedda or khedda
Examples
- The hunters drove the wild elephants into the keddahs using drums and fire.
- Traditional keddahs were constructed with strong wooden posts and deep pits.
- Mahouts would work in the keddahs to train newly captured elephants.
- The keddahs served as temporary holding areas before the elephants were transported.
- Historical accounts describe elaborate keddahs built throughout colonial India.