"kennetjie" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From Afrikaans kennetjie (“little chin”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|af|kennetjie||little chin}} Afrikaans kennetjie (“little chin”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} kennetjie (uncountable)
  1. (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’. Tags: South-Africa, uncountable
    Sense id: en-kennetjie-en-noun-qKiB~a2D Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
  2. (South Africa) The short stick used in this game. Tags: South-Africa, uncountable Translations (game): kennetjie (Afrikaans)
    Sense id: en-kennetjie-en-noun-uxBemxyV Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'game': 39 61

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