SJAMBOK

Etymology

Noun

sjambok (plural sjamboks)

(South Africa) A stout whip, especially made of rhinoceros or hippopotamus hide.

Verb

sjambok (third-person singular simple present sjamboks, present participle sjambokking, simple past and past participle sjambokked)

(transitive) To whip with a sjambok; to horsewhip.

Anagrams

• Kambojs, jamboks

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

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CHRONIC

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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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