assagai
Americannoun
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Impersonal, implacable, patient, he waits the consummation of justice, knowing his thought will eventually bring his enemy within range of his assagai which he has learned to hurl with his feet.
From Time Magazine Archive
Each also bore an assagai and shield, giving them a most formidable appearance, as with much gesticulation they stared at me.
From Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs by Phillips, Emma Watts
I whispered, turning to him where he squatted with assagai in hand and his shield spread across his knees.
From Charge! A Story of Briton and Boer by Fenn, George Manville
The bow and arrow, the spear and assagai were the primitive weapons of African warriors; but they have learned the use of fire-arms within the last quarter of a century.
From History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens by Williams, George Washington
Rising quietly, the trader advanced with a peaceful air, holding the tobacco out to the Bushman, who looked suspicious—and distrustfully shook his assagai; but Stephen took no heed.
From The Settler and the Savage by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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