
Meaning of ASSAGAI
| Pronunciation: | | 'asu`gI
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa |
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ASSAGAI is a 7 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | assegai |
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| | See Also: | | lance, shaft, spear | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \As"sa*gai\, Assegai \As"se*gai\, n. [Pg. azagaia, Sp.
azagaya, fr. a Berber word. Cf. {Lancegay}.]
A spear used by tribes in South Africa as a missile and for
stabbing, a kind of light javelin.
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