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HOTTENTOTS
Noun
Hottentots
plural of Hottentot
Source: Wiktionary
HOTTENTOT
Hot"ten*tot, n. Etym: [D. Hottentot; -- so called from hot and tot, two syllables of frequent occurrence in their language. Wedgwood.]
1. (Ethnol.)
Definition: One of a degraded and savage race of South Africa, with yellowish brown complexion, high cheek bones, and wooly hair growing in tufts.
2. The language of the Hottentots, which is remarkable for its clicking sounds. Hottentot cherry (Bot.), a South African plant of the genus Cassine (C. maurocenia), having handsome foliage, with generally inconspicuous white or green flowers. Loudon.
– Hottentot's bread. (Bot.) See Elephant's foot (a), under Elephant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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