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hassagay

hassagay is the archaic form of assegai.

Meaning of assegai

Noun

assegai (plural assegais)

  1. A slim hardwood spear or javelin with an iron tip, especially those used by Bantu peoples of Southern Africa.
    • But now the Moormen, stalking o'er the strand / to guard the wat'ery stores the strangers need; / this, targe on arm and assegai in hand, / that, with his bended bow, and venom'd reed[.]1880, Richard Francis Burton, Os Lusíadas, volume I, page 33
  2. The tree species Curtisia dentata, the wood of which is traditionally used to make assegais.
    • In the clearing, built around the base of an assegai tree, stood a hut, plastered in cow dung.2019, Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Hamish Hamilton, page 236

See all 3 meanings of assegai

Forms of hassagay

pluralhassagays

Questions about hassagay

What is hassagay the archaic form of?
Hassagay is the archaic form of assegai.

Words near hassagay in the dictionary

  1. hasps
  2. hass
  3. Hass avocado
  4. Hass avocados
  5. hassa
  6. hassagay
  7. hassagays
  8. hassaguay
  9. hassaguays
  10. Hassaleh
  11. Hassall

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