assagai

[ as-uh-gahy ]

/ ˈæs əˌgaɪ /

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noun, verb (used with object), plural as·sa·gais,as·sa·gaied, as·sa·gai·ing.

a variant of assegai.

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Words nearby assagai

asrama, as regards, ass, Assad, Assad, Hafez al-, assagai, assai, assail, assailant, assalamu alaikum, Assam

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How to use assagai in a sentence

The young Prince Napoleon, whose dreadful death the reader may recall, was slain by an assagai.
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1|George W. Williams
I shouted, and, shield and assagai in hand, the black dashed to my side as if to defend me from some attack.
Charge!|George Manville Fenn
I whispered, turning to him where he squatted with assagai in hand and his shield spread across his knees.
Charge!|George Manville Fenn
His Bootchuana companion at that time threw his assagai, which entered the lion's back.
Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals|R. Lee

The Caffre word assagai, in the sense of javelin, was simply borrowed from the Portuguese azagaia.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales|Geoffrey Chaucer

British Dictionary definitions for assagai

assagai

/ (ˈæsəˌɡaɪ) /

noun plural -gais

a variant spelling of assegai

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