"Koevoet" meaning in Afrikaans

See Koevoet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From koevoet (“crowbar”), as a metaphor for how insurgents would be pried out of the civilian population. Head templates: {{head|af|proper noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} Koevoet, {{af-proper noun|-}} Koevoet
  1. (historical) A specialized South African police unit during the apartheid era that operated primarily in what is now Namibia. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Koevoet-af-name-Zql7ASKs Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header

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