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  

/ -bɒk, ˈʃæmbʌk /

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

Example Sentences

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sjambok

I thought, maybe, there was some stray cattle beyond, and I set off after him with the sjambok.

From Tales from the Veld by Glanville, Ernest

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

From The Judgment House by Parker, Gilbert

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

From A Veldt Vendetta by Mitford, Bertram

With legs as stiff as his sjambok, Sergeant Schultz obeyed the order; lifted the glass and drank.

From Witch-Doctors by Beadle, Charles

All at once there flashed before Jasmine's eyes the picture of Rudyard driving Krool out of the house in Park Lane with a sjambok.

From The Judgment House by Parker, Gilbert