De Wet

American  

[duh wet] / də ˈwɛt /

noun

1. Christian Rudolph 1854–1922, Boer general and politician.

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de Wet British  

/ də ˈvɛt /

noun

1. Christian Rudolf. 1854–1922, Afrikaner military commander and politician, who led the Orange Free State army in the second Boer War (1899–1902). He was imprisoned for treason (1914) after organizing an Afrikaner nationalist rebellion

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Example Sentences

Mr De Wet also said Mr Olivier chopped up the hunting rifles with an angle grinder and burnt the wooden parts of the gun.

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The son of victim Ms Makgato cried repeatedly in court, while Mr Olivier was seen wiping away tears as Mr De Wet gave his evidence.

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Mr De Wet will be taken into protective custody until the end of the trial.

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Paul de Wet came off the bench to step his way to the line for try number five, before fellow replacement Andre-Hugo Venter burrowed over the whitewash to add further gloss to an impressive display.

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Sale had moments of possession but they conceded eight turnovers and failed to make an inroad on the scoreboard as De Wet and Venter scored further tries for Stormers.

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