assegai
or as·sa·gai
the slender javelin or spear of the Bantu-speaking people of southern Africa.
a southern African tree, Curtisia dentata, of the dogwood family, from whose wood such spears are made.
to pierce with an assegai.
Origin of assegai
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How to use assegai in a sentence
It was that wrested from Pandulu at the point of the assegai under those same dark forest shades.
Forging the Blades | Bertram MitfordFrom under the suspicious-looking coat was drawn a broad assegai, and he whipped round barely in time to avoid its full stroke.
Forging the Blades | Bertram MitfordThe sound of voices coming along the river bank, and with it the unmistakable rattle of assegai-hafts.
Forging the Blades | Bertram MitfordIf he had had an assegai or a stick perhaps the other would not have had things all his own way, he added meaningly.
A Frontier Mystery | Bertram MitfordA sound of deep-toned voices and the rattle of assegai hafts caused both to turn.
The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley | Bertram Mitford
British Dictionary definitions for assegai
assagai
/ (ˈæsəˌɡaɪ) /
a southern African cornaceous tree, Curtisia faginea, the wood of which is used for making spears
a sharp light spear, esp one made of this wood
Origin of assegai
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