sjambok Hear it!

sjambok definition

sjam·bok (s̸ham′bäk)

noun

in South Africa, a whip traditionally made of rhinoceros or hippopotamus hide

Etymology: Afrik < Malay cambuk, a large whip < Hindi cābuk

transitive verb

to strike or flog with a sjambok

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.