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sjam·bok

(shăm-bŏk′, -bŭk′) South African
n.
A heavy whip, usually made of animal hide.
[Afrikaans, from Malay cambuk, whip, from Hindi and Urdu cābuk, from Persian čābuk, horse whip, probably specialized use of čābuk, quick, swift, from Middle Persian čābuk, probably from Old Iranian *cāpukaka-, perhaps of imitative origin.]
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sjambok

(ˈʃæmbʌk; in South Africa -bɒk)
n
1. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a heavy whip of rhinoceros or hippopotamus hide
2. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a stiff synthetic version of this, used in crowd control
vb, -boks, -bokking or -bokked
(tr) to strike or beat with such a whip
[C19: from Afrikaans, from Malay samboq, chamboq, from Urdu chābuk]
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sjambok


Past participle: sjambokked
Gerund: sjambokking

Imperative
sjambok
sjambok
Present
I sjambok
you sjambok
he/she/it sjamboks
we sjambok
you sjambok
they sjambok
Preterite
I sjambokked
you sjambokked
he/she/it sjambokked
we sjambokked
you sjambokked
they sjambokked
Present Continuous
I am sjambokking
you are sjambokking
he/she/it is sjambokking
we are sjambokking
you are sjambokking
they are sjambokking
Present Perfect
I have sjambokked
you have sjambokked
he/she/it has sjambokked
we have sjambokked
you have sjambokked
they have sjambokked
Past Continuous
I was sjambokking
you were sjambokking
he/she/it was sjambokking
we were sjambokking
you were sjambokking
they were sjambokking
Past Perfect
I had sjambokked
you had sjambokked
he/she/it had sjambokked
we had sjambokked
you had sjambokked
they had sjambokked
Future
I will sjambok
you will sjambok
he/she/it will sjambok
we will sjambok
you will sjambok
they will sjambok
Future Perfect
I will have sjambokked
you will have sjambokked
he/she/it will have sjambokked
we will have sjambokked
you will have sjambokked
they will have sjambokked
Future Continuous
I will be sjambokking
you will be sjambokking
he/she/it will be sjambokking
we will be sjambokking
you will be sjambokking
they will be sjambokking
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sjambokking
you have been sjambokking
he/she/it has been sjambokking
we have been sjambokking
you have been sjambokking
they have been sjambokking
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sjambokking
you will have been sjambokking
he/she/it will have been sjambokking
we will have been sjambokking
you will have been sjambokking
they will have been sjambokking
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sjambokking
you had been sjambokking
he/she/it had been sjambokking
we had been sjambokking
you had been sjambokking
they had been sjambokking
Conditional
I would sjambok
you would sjambok
he/she/it would sjambok
we would sjambok
you would sjambok
they would sjambok
Past Conditional
I would have sjambokked
you would have sjambokked
he/she/it would have sjambokked
we would have sjambokked
you would have sjambokked
they would have sjambokked
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