Definition of assegais Assegais

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assegais (Noun)
Plural of assegai.

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assegais, noun, plural of assegai.

WordNet

Noun

Plural: assegais

assegai - the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa

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assegai (Noun)
A slim hardwood spear or javelin with an iron tip, especially those used by Bantu peoples of Southern Africa.
assegai (Noun)
The tree species Curtisia dentata, because its wood is traditionally used to made assegais.
assegai (Verb)
To spear with an assegai.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

assegai (n.)
A spear used by tribes in South Africa as a missile and for stabbing, a kind of light javelin.
assegai (n.)
Same as Assagai.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

assegai
Assegay. Same as Assagai

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

assegai
The spear used by the Kaffirs in South Africa; it is frequently feather-bent to revolve in its flight.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

assegai
An instrument of warfare among the Kaffirs.

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assegai, noun, singular of assegais.

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