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kraal definition

kraal (kräl, krôl)

noun

  1. a village of South African natives, usually surrounded by a stockade
  2. a fenced enclosure for cattle or sheep in South Africa; pen

Etymology: Afrik, village, pen, enclosure < Port curral, pen for cattle; akin to Sp corral, corral

transitive verb

to shut up in a kraal

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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