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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. 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. 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.