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assegai
[ as-uh-gahy ]
noun
- the slender javelin or spear of the Bantu-speaking people of southern Africa.
- a southern African tree, Curtisia dentata, of the dogwood family, from whose wood such spears are made.
verb (used with object)
- to pierce with an assegai.
assegai
/ ˈæ²õəˌɡ²¹Éª /
noun
- a southern African cornaceous tree, Curtisia faginea, the wood of which is used for making spears
- a sharp light spear, esp one made of this wood
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of assegai1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of assegai1
Example Sentences
They have brought with them a traditional Zulu assegai spear and a British boot plate, which was found on the battlefield, for the museum.
In this case, the poet was too enraged to observe this custom, and he stormed into the house with an assegai, ready to stab both mother and daughter.
Many of the natives were shot or cut down, while several of the burghers received assegai wounds.
Their knob-kerries were held at the ready, their shields across their bodies, and each had shifted his assegai to the position used in battle.
His giraffe hide sandals, not needed till the thorns were traversed, and his little skin cloak, neatly folded, were fastened to one end of his assegai.
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