单词 | ranjau |
释义 | ‖ ranjau|ˈrændʒaʊ| Also 8–9 ranjow. [Malay.] A stake or caltrop of bamboo or iron placed in the ground to pierce the feet or body of an enemy.
1783W. Marsden Hist. Sumatra 278 Ranjows are sharp pointed stakes of bamboo, of different lengths, stuck into the ground, in order to penetrate the naked feet, or body, of an enemy. 1839T. J. Newbold Straits of Malacca II. xii. 210 A Malay considers himself completely armed with..the tombak (spear), and a quiver of ranjows, or caltrops, at his back. 1936G. B. Gardner Keris x. 118 While the chiefs might have used horses for purposes of display, on account of the ranjau or pointed stakes planted in the passes they could not have been employed effectively. |

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