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Definition of Rooinek
1. an Afrikaans nickname for the British [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rooinek
Literary usage of Rooinek
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1903)
"His son growled to him to yield, and take the rooinek into the waggon; but that
he would not do. Elizabeth smiled at his fuming, and told him what she ..."
2. How We Kept the Flag Flying: The Story of the Siege of Ladysmith by Donald MacDonald (1900)
"... der rooinek." A couple of volleys were fired, most of the bullets going over
the heads of our men, one of whom shouted, " What ho, she bumps ! ..."
3. Secret Service in South Africa by Douglas Blackburn, W. Waithman Caddell (1911)
"The rooinek was kept under strict observation, for Abel had made up his mind that
the wagon contained one thing he meant to get into his hands, ..."
4. Report by Geological Survey (South Africa), Transvaal (Colony). Geological Survey (1907)
"On the farms rooinek GG (83) and GG (84) a series of quartzites and shales are
developed, which underlie the Dolomite, and which must be referred to the ..."
5. Methodist Magazine (1900)
"Every Boer was better and braver than a " rooinek,"* and thus, to a previous
sentiment of dislike, was added another even more dangerous to the peace of ..."
6. Oom Paul's People: A Narrative of the British-Boer Troubles in South Africa by Howard Clemens Hillegas (1899)
"The policeman may demur and call the Johannesburger a " Verdomde rooinek," but
he will make the arrest or receive a drubbing. He may be arrested in turn, ..."
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