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  • noun South Africa 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’.
  • noun South Africa The short stick used int the game kennetjie.

Etymologies

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From Afrikaans kennetjie ("little chin").

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