kaffir
an offensive, chiefly South African term of insult for a black African
colored people
South African people who are descendants of individuals from two distinct ethnicities, including Khoisan, Bantu, Afrikaner, Whites, Austronesian, East Asian or South Asian
scale
a measurement of beer; a glass
brandish
wave or flourish (something, especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement
henchman
a faithful follower or political supporter, especially one prepared to engage in crime or dishonest practices by way of service
brood
think deeply about something that makes one unhappy
plodding
slow-moving and unexciting; (of a person) thorough and hard-working but lacking in imagination or intelligence
tinge
to color slightly; a slight trace of a feeling or quality
commonplace
a usual or ordinary thing
faraway
distant in space or time; seeming remote from the immediate surroundings; dreamy
macadamized road
a road covered in macadam, a broken stone of even size used in successively compacted layers for surfacing roads and paths, and typically bound with tar or bitumen
induna
a policeman employed by the mine, whose duty it is to keep order among mine workers
knobkerry
a short stick with a knobbed head, traditionally used as a weapon by the indigenous peoples of South Africa
assagais
a slender, iron-tipped, hardwood spear used chiefly by southern African peoples
akimbo
with hands on the hips and elbows turned outward
verandah
a roofed platform along the outside of a house, level with the ground floor
paraffin
a flammable, whitish, translucent, waxy solid consisting of a mixture of saturated hydrocarbons, obtained by distillation from petroleum or shale and used in candles, cosmetics, polishes, and sealing and waterproofing compounds
nonplussed
(of a person) surprised and confused so much that they are unsure how to react
comeliness
(typically of a woman) pleasant to look at; attractive
Skokiaan Queens
women who deal in illicit liquor
Bantu
a member of an indigenous people of central and southern Africa that speaks a Bantu language. The term became offensive during under the apartheid regime.
