kennetjie

名词 n.
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英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A children’s (boy’s) game where a short stick is flipped into the air by a longer stick, batted and hopefully caught by ‘fielders’. South-Africa,uncountable
    — The two men are playing a Boer sport called kennetjie, using a length of broomstick as the bat, on which is balanced a small piece of wood that serves as the 'ball'.
  2. The short stick used in this game. South-Africa,uncountable
    — A strong, three feet long stick (the bat or hook) and a shorter piece five or six inches long (the kennetjie) were the requirements. A deep gash six inches in length was scraped in the ground. The kennetjie was laid cross-wise over the gash.

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Afrikaans kennetjiebor.
English kennetjie
Borrowed from Afrikaans kennetjie (“little chin”).
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