sjambok

American  

[sham-bok, -buhk] / ʃæmˈbɒk, -ˈbʌk /

noun

1. (in southern Africa) a heavy whip, usually of rhinoceros hide.

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verb (used with object)

1. to whip with or as if with such a whip.

sjambok British  

/ ˈʃæmbʌk, -bɒk /

noun

1. a heavy whip of rhinoceros or hippopotamus hide

2. a stiff synthetic version of this, used in crowd control

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verb

1. (tr) to strike or beat with such a whip

Etymology

Origin of sjambok

1820–30; < Afrikaans s ( j ) ambok < Malay cambuk whip < Hindi cābuk

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Example Sentences

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sjambok

The sjambok dear to the Boer soul is that made out of rhinoceros hide.

From Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) Letters from the Front by A. G. (Alfred Greenwood) Hales

It was the day that Rudyard Byng drove Krool into Park Lane with the sjambok.

From The Judgment House by Gilbert Parker

Ibomvu!” yelled Revell, in return, making his sjambok whistle through the air as he flourished it round his head.

From A Veldt Vendetta by Bertram Mitford

Laying the sjambok on the table among the books in delicate bindings and the bowls of flowers, she stood and looked at it with confused senses for a long time.

From The Judgment House by Gilbert Parker

His corduroy trousers were tucked into a pair of top boots, and a sjambok, or raw-hide whip, dangled from his wrist.

From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Bertram Mitford

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