Tdha’oun, n. A camel ridden by a woman. Mitdh’aan, adj. Easy in pace (applied to a she-camel). Tdha’eena, n. Woman in a camel litter. Usage example from the pre-Islamic poet Amr ibn Kulthoom, from his Hanging Ode (which begins with a drinking song, Ha Girl! Up with the wine bowl!). Pause Thou before our parting, O Woman in the camel litter, We will inform Thee of what is True and Thou will inform We.
-from Lane’s Lexicon
There were no female drovers with our dabouka, but if there had been I doubt that the tenor of our camp banter would have changed. We talked about camels, not girls, and about eating meat, not having sex. Women would have been welcome to join in our conversations as long as they joined in our chores. Hobbling, unhobbling, fire-making, tea-brewing. No need to wash pots because we always licked them clean.