assegai
Collocations
2VERB + ASSEGAI
arm
PREP.
in, on
Definitions
noun
A slim hardwood spear or javelin with an iron tip, especially those used by Bantu peoples of Southern Africa.
But now the Moormen, stalking o'er the strand / to guard the wat'ery stores the strangers need; / this, targe on arm and assegai in hand, / that, with his bended bow, and venom'd reed[.]
My client welcomed the judge […] and they disappeared together into the Ethiopian card-room, which was filled with the assegais and exclamation point shields Mr. Cooke had had made at the sawmill at Beaverton.
The tree species Curtisia dentata, the wood of which is traditionally used to make assegais.
In the clearing, built around the base of an assegai tree, stood a hut, plastered in cow dung.
verb
To spear with an assegai.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
3But now the Moormen, stalking o'er the strand / to guard the wat'ery stores the strangers need; / this, targe on arm and assegai in hand, / that, with his bended bow, and venom'd reed[.]
WiktionaryMy client welcomed the judge […] and they disappeared together into the Ethiopian card-room, which was filled with the assegais and exclamation point shields Mr. Cooke had had made at the sawmill at B
WiktionaryNative mats covered the clay walls; a collection of spears, assegais, shields, knives was hung up in trophies.
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