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Meanings of
assegai
in English
Portuguese
azagaia
Catalan
atzagaia
Back to the meaning
The slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa.
assagai
Portuguese
azagaia
Synonyms
Examples for "
assagai
"
assagai
Examples for "
assagai
"
1
Opposition was offered, and the officer in command wounded with an
assagai
.
2
The savage was in the act of hurling another
assagai
.
3
A third ran forward while Pringle was loading and threw an
assagai
at him.
4
The shield and
assagai
are not, however, done away with.
5
The bow, arrows,
assagai
,
and clubs of the deceased are hung on the same post.
Usage of
assegai
in English
1
The Bushman hesitated, but finally lowered his
assegai
and accepted the gift.
2
But a few have died beneath the
assegai
and the kerrie, O King.
3
Then I stretched out the handle of my
assegai
towards her.
4
The servant I saw them
assegai
,
so at least he died at once.
5
He killed him with a throwing
assegai
,
and afterwards he stabbed the woman.
6
Then she put up her hand, and drew the
assegai
from her side.
7
Panda, on the Zululand frontier, growled over his
assegai
and knobkerry.
8
I would snatch the
assegai
from his hand and stab him!
9
But in the end they evaded
assegai
and gunfire, and in safety reached Buluwayo.
10
As for the little
assegai
,
I lost it years ago.
11
The
assegai
that pierced her was meant for your heart.
12
The black chief flourished his
assegai
with a fierce look.
13
Then he closed and tried to stab with another
assegai
.
14
Umgolo sprang forward and plunged his
assegai
into its breast.
15
One of them thrust out with an
assegai
at Guy.
16
He lunged forward with his hand holding an imaginary
assegai
.
Other examples for "assegai"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
assegai
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
little assegai
draw the assegai
assegai wounds
carry an assegai
evade assegai
More collocations
Translations for
assegai
Portuguese
azagaia
zagaia
Catalan
atzagaia
Assegai
through the time
Assegai
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common