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Assegai
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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or Assagai (from Berber-Arab as-zahayah, through Portuguese azagaia), a weapon for throwing or hurling, a light spear or javelin made of wood and pointed with iron, particularly the spear used by the Zulu and other Kaffir tribes of South Africa. In addition to the long-handled assegai there is a shorter weapon for use at close quarters.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Assegai'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/assegai.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Assegai'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/assegai.html. 1910.
