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单词 sjambok
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sjambok in British English

(ˈʃæmbʌk, in South Africa -bɒk)
noun
1. 
a heavy whip of rhinoceros or hippopotamus hide
2. 
a stiff synthetic version of this, used in crowd control
verbWord forms: -boks, -bokking or -bokked
3. (transitive)
to strike or beat with such a whip
Word origin
C19: from Afrikaans, from Malay samboq, chamboq, from Urdu chābuk

sjambok in American English

(ˈʃæmbɑk)
noun
1. 
in South Africa, a whip traditionally made of rhinoceros or hippopotamus hide
verb transitive
2. 
to strike or flog with a sjambok
Word origin
Afrik < Malay cambuk, a large whip < Hindi cābuk

Examples of 'sjambok' in a sentence
sjambok

He brought the sjambok down across my face and chest, across my shoulder, then the stomach, the legs, the arms and ribs.
Robert Wilson INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)
He stood both feet apart and brought the sjambok above his head.
Robert Wilson INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)
Clifford went down hard, the sjambok toppled out of his hand and sprang off one end into the corner of the room.
Robert Wilson INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)
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