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sjambok

sjam bok |SHamˈbäk, -ˈbək, ˈSHambäk, -bək ˈʃæmˌbɑk | noun (in South Africa ) a long, stiff whip, originally made of rhinoceros hide. verb ( sjamboks, sjambokking, sjambokked ) [ with obj. ] flog with a sjambok. ORIGIN from South African Dutch tjambok, via Malay from Urdu chābuk.

 

Oxford Dictionary

sjambok

sjambok |ˈʃambɒk | noun (in South Africa ) a long, stiff whip, originally made of rhinoceros hide. verb ( sjamboks, sjambokking, sjambokked ) [ with obj. ] flog with a sjambok. ORIGIN from South African Dutch tjambok, via Malay from Urdu chābuk.