sjambok /ˈʃæmbɒk/noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •(South-Africa) A stout whip, especially made of rhinoceros or hippopotamus hide.Foppl stood holding a sjambok or cattle whip of giraffe hide, tapping the handle against his leg in a steady, syncopated figure. — 1963 verb1 •To whip with a sjambok; to horsewhip. formssjambokked · sjambokking · sjamboks