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单词 spitskop
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spitskopn.

Brit. /ˈspɪtskɒp/, U.S. /ˈspɪtsˌkɑp/, South African English /ˈspɪtskɒp/
Forms: Also spitzkop, and in dim. forms spitzkopje, spitzkoppie.
Etymology: < Afrikaans spitskop, < Dutch spits pointed + kop kop n.
South African.
A sharp-pointed hill; also (with capital initial) used as a proper name.
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1872 C. A. Payton Diamond-diggings S. Afr. 3 He has the tabular mountains and ‘spitzkops’ (sharp pointed hills and peaks)..till he arrives within a few hours’ distance of the Vaal.
1889 Argus Ann. & Cape of Good Hope Directory 849/1 Stony hills and knolls—known locally as randjes and spitskops.
1905 G. W. Stow Native Races S. Afr. xx. 396 The headquarters of 'Kousopp were at the two spitzkopjes to the left of the 'Gumaap.
1937 A. J. H. Goodwin in I. Schapera Bantu-Speaking Tribes S. Afr. ii. 33 The flat-topped and ‘spitzkop’ hills so typical of the Karroo country and other parts.
1974 Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. X. 221/2 The Spitskoppies group is a collection of gigantic granite rocks or ‘island’ mountains rising out of the Namib plain... It is a broken range dominated by the Great Spitskop (..1742 metres).
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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