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Webster 1913 Edition


Kraal

Kraal

(kräl or kra̤l; 277)
,
Noun.
[D., a village, inclosure, park, prob. fr. Pg.
curral
a cattle pen; the same word as Sp.
corral
. See
Corral
.]
1.
A collection of huts within a stockade; a village; sometimes, a single hut.
[South Africa]
2.
An inclosure into which are driven wild elephants which are to be tamed and educated.
[Ceylon]

Webster 1828 Edition


Kraal

KRAAL

,
Noun.
In the southern part of Africa, among the Hottentots, a village; a collection of huts.