kaffrarian
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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The return of the Kaffrarian Rangers became a matter of daily expectation.
From 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War by Mitford, Bertram
On the same day that these events are occurring on the far Kaffrarian border, two men are seated together in a dingy office just out of Chancery Lane.
From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Mitford, Bertram
Eustace and his travelling companions had reached the camp of the Kaffrarian Rangers in due course.
From 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War by Mitford, Bertram
He, in common with other settlers on that part of the Kaffrarian border, was very precariously situated.
From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Mitford, Bertram
The force comprised the Derbyshire Regiment, the 77th and 79th Field Batteries, 400 mounted men of the Cape Police and Berkshire Regiment, the Kaffrarian Rifles, and the Frontier Rifles.
From South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 by Creswicke, Louis
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