kraal
/krahl/US // krɑl //UK // (krɑːl) Southern African //
煤矿,煤矿企业,煤矿开采,煤矿开采业
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : an enclosure for cattle and other domestic animals in southern Africa.
- : a village of the native peoples of South Africa, usually surrounded by a stockade or the like and often having a central space for livestock.
- : such a village as a social unit.
- : an enclosure where wild animals are exhibited, as in a zoo.
v.有主动词 verb
- 1
- : to shut up in a krall, as cattle.
Examples
They had come down from the kraal to enjoy the sport and get some of the meat, of which they are particularly fond.
Yis, all alone, sept de two tousand Caffres ob de kraal; but dey is nobody—only black beasts.
Then after a consultation among themselves, one of the men turned and went into the kraal again.
After dinner I walked over to a Kaffir kraal and bought fuel, and two infants' copper bangles.
Most of the inhabitants of the kraal had retired within the huts, for there was a chill feeling in the air.
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