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Stamping their feet, beating on their shields with their assegais and roaring the war cry usutu!, the warrior impis, arrayed like the right and left horns of the buffalo, would begin encircling the foe.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then the main unit�the head�would sweep forward so that the Zulus could use their assegais in close combat.

From Time Magazine Archive

“We may build a fire,” said Sirayo, and throwing down their assegais, they were about to bring in wood and water.

From The Golden Rock by Glanville, Ernest

They are armed with assegais and long hunting-swords like the old German swords.

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1 by Various

The waggon-boys heard it also, and armed with assegais and sticks were on the bank almost as soon as I was; but there was no sign of crocodile or bullock.

From Jock of the Bushveld by Fitzpatrick, Percy, Sir