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1. (n.) assegai
an iron-tipped spear used by Bantu peoples of S Africa.
2. assegai
a S African tree, Curtisia dentata, of the dogwood family, from whose wood such weapons were made.
Etymology: (1615–25; earlier azagaia < Pg < Ar az zaghāyah)
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| Definition of 'assegai' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) assegai, assagai
the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) assegai
a spear used by tribes in South Africa as a missile and for stabbing, a kind of light javelin
2. (noun) assegai
same as Assagai
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. assegai
a spear or javelin of wood tipped with iron, used by certain S. African tribes with deadly effect in war.
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