sjambok

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃæmbʌk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sham bok′, -buk′)


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sjam•bok  (sham bok′, -buk′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. British Terms(in southern Africa) a heavy whip, usually of rhinoceros hide.

v.t. 
  1. British Termsto whip with or as if with such a whip.
  • Hindi cābuk
  • Malay cambuk whip
  • Afrikaans s(j)ambok
  • 1820–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sjambok / ˈʃæmbʌk (in South Africa) -bɒk/
  1. a heavy whip of rhinoceros or hippopotamus hide
Etymology: 19th Century: from Afrikaans, from Malay samboq, chamboq, from Urdu chābuk

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