Stuart's Daily Word Spot: Jackal

Jackal: noun - awild omnivorous doglike mammal of Africa and S. Eurasia, from the genus Canis, havingerect ears and bushy tail, hunting in packs as foragers; someone acting like ajackal, doing subordinate preparatory work or drudgery for someone else.
'It's said, amongst those who are supposed to know thesethings, that a pack of hungry jackals is far more dangerous than a lone bigcat.'
'Christopher does all the footwork, serving as Fiona'sjackal and gathering all the facts together so she can do the more interestingcollation work.'
Pic: Hay Wold, East Yorkshire.