jukskei

noun [ˈjɵkskɛɪ]

1. A traditional game similar to quoits played by throwing the skei at the yoke.

   uncountable

   This project identified jukskei as one of seven indigenous games […] A Jukskei playing field consists of two playing areas juxtaposed […]

   a. 2003, unknown South African author, Jukskei

2. One of the wooden pins thrown in the game of jukskei.

   countable

Where it comes from

From Afrikaans juk (“yoke”) + skei (“yoke-pin”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry jukskei (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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