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kiboko Afr.|kɪˈbəʊkəʊ|
[Swahili, = hippopotamus.]
A strong, heavy whip made of hippopotamus hide. Cf. sjambok n.
1921Chambers's Jrnl. 118/1 One of those who had long ruled them with the kiboko (sjambok) in times gone by. 1922C. T. Campion tr. Schweitzer's On Edge Primeval Forest iv. 67 A kiboko (or sjambok) of hippopotamus hide. 1947J. Stevenson-Hamilton Wild Life S. Afr. vii. 62 The whips made of the skin of the hippopotamus, variously known in Africa as sjamboks, kibokos, kourbashes, and so on, have considerable value. 1969Tanzania Notes & Records July 11 There were also many references to the 25 or 30 strokes of the kiboko used as a punishment in German days. |