Azagaie
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Assegai — An assegai or assagai (originally Berber zaġāya spear , from Old French azagaie Old Spanish azagaya < Arabic az zaġāyah ) is a pole weapon used for throwing or hurling, usually a light spear or javelin made of wood and pointed with iron.… … Wikipedia
assegai — [ asəgʌɪ] (also assagai) noun (plural assegais) 1》 a slender iron tipped hardwood spear used chiefly by southern African peoples. 2》 (also assegai wood) a South African tree of the dogwood family, yielding a hard wood. [Curtisia dentata.] Origin… … English new terms dictionary
assegai — n. (also assagai) a slender iron tipped spear of hard wood, esp. as used by S. African peoples. Etymology: obs. F azagaie or Port. azagaia f. Arab. az zagayah f. al the + zagayah spear * * * assegai recent variant of assagai n … Useful english dictionary
lancegay — n(t)sˌgā noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English launcegay, from Middle French lancegaie, from lance + gaie (as in archegaie, azagaie, kind of lance) more at assegai : a medieval lance or throwing spear … Useful english dictionary
sagaie — səˈgī noun ( s) Etymology: French sagaie, zagaie assegai, sagaie, from Middle French azagaie assegai more at assegai : a Paleolithic bone javelin point … Useful english dictionary
