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Assagai

Assagai Meaning & Definition
Assagai Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Assagai?

[n] the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa

Synonyms | Synonyms for Assagai: assegai

Related Terms | Find terms related to Assagai:

See Also | lance | shaft | spear

Assagai In Webster's Dictionary

\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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