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sjambok

sjam·bok [ sham bók, sham búk ] (plural sjam·boks)


noun 
Definition:
 
South Africa animal-skin whip: a sturdy whip or riding crop made from the hide of a rhinoceros or hippopotamus

[Late 18th century. Via Afrikaans< Malay chambuk< Persian chābuk "whip"]
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