Cafila

They were large animals -- nearly of the shape and size of small horses -- and travelling in single file; as they were, the troop at a distance presented something of the appearance of a "cafila," or caravan. ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

On returning to Ujiji after a rather protracted sojourn at Uvira, occasioned by Kannina's not completing his work so quickly as had been anticipated, we found our stock of beads and cloth, which had been left in charge of the Ras-cafila, Sheikh Said, and under the protection of the Beluches and our Wanyamuézi porters, reduced to so low an ebb that everybody felt anxious about our future movements. ❋ John Hanning Speke (1845)

Our cafila bashi (head of caravan) was Sheikh Said, who went with us to Mombas. ❋ John Hanning Speke (1845)

The Cogia cried out loudly, and the people of the cafila came and rescued him. ❋ Hoca Nasreddin (1842)

Thereupon mounting on the camel, he proceeded along with the cafila. ❋ Hoca Nasreddin (1842)

Now there was a camel belonging to the cafila, and the Cogia said to himself, 'Now, if instead of walking I should mount on this camel, how comfortably could I travel!' ❋ Hoca Nasreddin (1842)

One day the Cogia went out of the city along with a cafila or caravan of people, and felt a wish to ride. ❋ Hoca Nasreddin (1842)

Behold those camels, what a long train; twenty, thirty, a whole cafila descending the street. ❋ George Henry Borrow (1842)

This is a case much dwelt on by the old travellers, and which throws a gloom over the spirits of all Bedouins, and of every cafila or caravan. ❋ Thomas De Quincey (1822)

_cafila_ passed with huge loads of cloths of various sorts, carried on asses, going to Bamean: they paid toll I observed at Choky fort. ❋ William Griffith (N/A)

a weakness in the lower extremities resembling paralysis -- that my companion proposed sending our Ras-cafila, Sheikh Said, across the lake to bargain for the dhow, and applied to Kannina for the means of transport. ❋ John Hanning Speke (1845)

"Early in October," says Lieutenant Eyre, "three Giljye chiefs of note suddenly quitted Cabul, after plundering a rich cafila at Tezeen, and took up a strong position in the difficult defile of Khoord-Cabul, about ten miles from the capital, thus blocking up the pass, and cutting off our communication with ❋ Various (N/A)