assegai /ˈæsəɡaɪ/noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •A slim hardwood spear or javelin with an iron tip, especially those used by Bantu peoples of Southern Africa.But now the Moormen, stalking o'er the strand / to guard the wat'ery stores the strangers need; / this, targe on arm and assegai in hand, / that, with his bended bow, and venom'd reed[.] — 1880 •The tree species Curtisia dentata, the wood of which is traditionally used to make assegais.In the clearing, built around the base of an assegai tree, stood a hut, plastered in cow dung. — 2019 verb1 •To spear with an assegai. formsassegaied · assegaiing · assegais
