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Definition of Assegai
1. Noun. The slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa.
Definition of Assegai
1. n. Same as Assagai.
Definition of Assegai
1. Noun. A slim hardwood spear or javelin with an iron tip, especially those used by Bantu peoples of Southern Africa. ¹
2. Noun. The tree species ''Curtisia dentata'', because its wood is traditionally used to made assegais. ¹
3. Verb. To spear with an assegai. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Assegai
1. to assagai [v -GAIED, -GAIING, -GAIS] - See also: assagai
Literary usage of Assegai
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Surgical Experiences in the Zulu and Transvaal Wars, 1879 and 1881 by Dugald Blair Brown (1883)
"assegai WOUNDS. In nearly every instance in which our men were taken by surprise
by the Zulus, death was the result of assegai wounds. ..."
2. The Centennial Supplement to the Sydney Morning Herald: Together with by Sydney Morning Herald (1888)
"For the trip to Fort Denison Sirocco and assegai carried square-headed topsails,
... On the work to the Heads the assegai chose the northern shore, ..."
3. Seven Years in South Africa: Travels, Researches, and Hunting Adventures by Emile Holub (1881)
"... The Maque plains—Frost—Wild ostriches—Eland-antelopes The first palms—assegai
traps—The district of the Great Salt Lakes—The ..."
4. Adventures in Mashonaland by Rose Blennerhassett, Lucy Sleeman (1893)
"... return visit—A chiefs assegai—A demand for fire-water—A Woman's Rights
argument—The royal baby—An endless visit— ..."
5. A Dictionary of the Kaffir Language: Including the Xosa and Zulu Dialects by William Jafferd Davis (1872)
"Properly a isi BELE, ( short handled assegai, which is never thrown, but reserved
for hand-to-hand conflict as a stabbing spear. ..."
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