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/sham bok", -buk"/, n.1. (in southern Africa) a heavy whip, usually of rhinoceros hide.v.t.2. to whip with or as if with such a whip.[1820-30; < Afrik s(j)ambok < Malay cambuk whip < Hindi cabuk]
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sjambok — ► NOUN ▪ (in South Africa) a long, stiff whip, originally made of rhinoceros hide. ► VERB ▪ flog with a sjambok. ORIGIN South African Dutch tjambok, from Urdu … English terms dictionary
sjambok — [sham′bäk] n. [Afrik < Malay cambuk, a large whip < Hindi cābuk] in South Africa, a whip traditionally made of rhinoceros or hippopotamus hide vt. to strike or flog with a sjambok … English World dictionary
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sjambok — 1. noun /ˈʃæmbɒk/ A stout whip, especially made of rhinoceros or hippopotamus hide. , 1963: Foppl stood holding a sjambok or cattle whip of giraffe hide, tapping the handle against his leg in a steady, syncopated figure. Thomas Pynchon, V. See… … Wiktionary
sjambok — UK [ˈʃæmbɒk] / US [ˌʃæmˈbɑk] noun [countable] Word forms sjambok : singular sjambok plural sjamboks South African a strong, heavy whip made from the skin of a rhinoceros or hippopotamus … English dictionary
sjambok — [ ʃambɒk] noun (in South Africa) a long, stiff whip, originally made of rhinoceros hide. verb (sjamboks, sjambokking, sjambokked) flog with a sjambok. Origin from S. Afr. Du. tjambok, via Malay from Urdu chābuk … English new terms dictionary
sjambok — n. & v. n. (in S. Africa) a rhinoceros hide whip. v.tr. flog with a sjambok. Etymology: Afrik. f. Malay samboq, chambok f. Urdu chabuk … Useful english dictionary
sjambok — sjam·bok … English syllables
sjambok — /ˈʃæmbɒk/ (say shambok) South African –noun 1. a heavy whip of rhinoceros or other hide. –verb (t) (sjambokked, sjambokking) 2. to strike with or as with such a whip. {Afrikaans, from Malay samboq, from Hindustani cābuk horsewhip, from Persian} …
