kraal
(noun) a pen for livestock in southern Africa
kraal
(noun) a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade
Source: WordNet® 3.1
kraal (plural kraals)
In Central and Southern Africa, a small rural community.
In Central and Southern Africa, a rural village of huts surrounded by a stockade.
An enclosure for livestock.
• (livestock enclosure): corral, pen
kraal (third-person singular simple present kraals, present participle kraaling, simple past and past participle kraaled)
(transitive) To enclose (livestock) within a kraal or stockade.
• (to enclose livestock): corral
• Kalra, Karla
Source: Wiktionary
Kraal, n. Etym: [D., a village, inclosure, park, prob. fr. Pg. curral a cattle pen; the same word as Sp. corral. See Corral.]
1. A collection of huts within a stockade; a village; sometimes, a single hut. [South Africa]
2. An inclosure into which are driven wild elephants which are to be tamed and educated. [Ceylon]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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