noun
- An enclosure or trap used to capture wild elephants, especially in India and Southeast Asia.
Usage: Also spelled kedah or khedda; Chiefly historical or regional
Examples
- The hunters drove the wild elephants into the keddah using drums and fire.
- A keddah was constructed in the forest to safely capture the rogue elephant.
- The traditional keddah method involved a funnel-shaped enclosure made of logs and branches.
- Mahouts used the keddah to round up elephants for training and domestication.