‖agteros sjambok, noun phrase

/ˌaxtə(r)ɔs ʃamˈbɔk//ˌaxtə(r)ɔs ˈʃæmbɒk/
Forms:
Also achteros sambok, achter-oss sjambok, etc.
Origin:
Afrikaans, South African DutchShow more Afrikaans, from South African Dutch achteros sjambok; see agteros and sjambok.
historical
A short thick hide whip, used to control the draught oxen nearest the wagon; agter sjambok; after-ox sjambok (after-ox sense 2); after sjambok.
1822 W.J. Burchell Trav. I. 87The shambok employed by waggon-drivers, and called Agter-os-shambok, (or the shambok for managing the after pair of oxen) is of the same form as the other, but of double the length, and as much thicker as the hide will admit it.
1883 M.A. Carey-Hobson Farm in Karoo 115George had..armed himself with the ‘achter os sjambok,’ or whip made of thick rhinoceros hide.
1894 E. Glanville Fair Colonist 145He rolled up his sleeves, and drew from the waggon an achter-oss sjambok, a fearful weapon, used for lashing the hindmost oxen, thick at the butt as a man’s wrist.
1900 B. Mitford Aletta 57Gideon had him tied to the waggon-wheel and thrashed him with an agteros sjambok, till he should promise not to ask for the girl any more.
1947 E.R. Seary S. Afr. Short Stories 228Agterossambok, A short whip for the oxen nearest the wagon, thicker than the ordinary sweep or long whip.
A short thick hide whip, used to control the draught oxen nearest the wagon; agter sjambok; after-ox sjambok (after-ox sense 2); after sjambok.
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