Fingo
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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On its green banks reclined a crowd of Fingo warriors, in their war attire of plumes, assegais, shields of bullock-hide, and their karosses draped gracefully round them.
From The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland by Ward, Harriet
As they went outside Kleinbooi, the Fingo, was in the act of offloading the quarry.
From Harley Greenoak's Charge by Mitford, Bertram
At this period, damaged biscuit was served out for the horses, and the Fingo women at Fort Beaufort were well paid to cut grass for the starving chargers.
From The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland by Ward, Harriet
But not a step nearer would the Fingo advance.
From Harley Greenoak's Charge by Mitford, Bertram
“Do you remember giving water to a wounded man after the burning of the Great Place in Gcaleka-land, and watching over him while the Fingo dogs went by?” suddenly inquired Xuvani.
From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Mitford, Bertram
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