assegai

  1. Noun.  A slim hardwood spear or javelin with an iron tip, especially those used by Bantu peoples of Southern Africa.
  2. Noun.  The tree species ''Curtisia dentata'', because its wood is traditionally used to made assegais.
  3. Verb.  To spear with an assegai.

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