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Meanings of caffre in English

An offensive and insulting term for any Black African.

Usage of caffre in English
1
It was the caffre corn of Africa, and had every appearance of proving a useful grain.
An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 / ...
2
The ship was sent out at the time of the Caffre war.
Grace Darling, Heroine of the Farne Islands
3
Mokanna, after using every exertion, accompanied the Caffre army in their flight.
The Mission
4
I forgot, in describing my journey, the regal-looking Caffre housemaid at Eerste River.
Letters from the Cape
5
Another and smaller bridles the fierce Caffre tribes of South Africa.
Destruction and Reconstruction: / Personal Experiences of the La...
6
Among the many eventful matters of 1846 was a Caffre war.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. / From the Acc...
7
We found the Cape Colony suffering from the long continuance of the Caffre war.
Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the ...
8
These women's tracks may be seen at every Caffre village.
The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion
9
The Matebele, or Makonkobi-theCaffre family living on the eastern side of the country; 2d.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa
10
No; but there are many races to the northward which we consider as Caffre races.
The Mission
11
They consider the name Caffre as an insulting epithet.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa
12
I have already said they were northern Caffre tribes, dispossessed of their territory by Chaka.
The Mission
13
Three young men, Davis, Caffre and McClure, pursued them.
Daniel Boone: The Pioneer of Kentucky
14
Fairburn continues his Story-Mokanna's Fate-Disturbances among the Caffre Tribes
The Mission
15
The Caffre obeyed, and Tom swallowed the potion.
Hunting the Lions
16
Here, Fred, give me that diabolical gourd; it is haunted by the soul of a Caffre medicine man.
The Pagans
Frequent collocations
Caffre through the time