assegai

IPA: ʌsˈɛgˈaɪ

A slim hardwood spear or javelin with an iron tip, especially those used by Bantu peoples of Southern Africa.
The tree species Curtisia dentata, the wood of which is traditionally used to make assegais.

Examples of "assegai" in Sentences

The bunch of assegais rattled to earth.
Assegai is the fifth book of this sequence.
The word derives from the same root as assegai.
Above the staff are two assegai s local spears.
I have reverted the Assegai entry to a previous version.
This was used in combination with a short spear assegai and/or club.
The assegai was not discarded, but was used for an initial missile assault.
The assegai and knobkierrie behind the shield represent peace and protection.
The Rhodesian Air Force changed to a type D roundel with a single assegai and a type D in flash.