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‖ spitskop S. Afr.|ˈspɪtskɒp|
Also spitzkop, and in dim. forms spitzkopje, -koppie.
[Afrikaans spitskop, f. Du. spits pointed + kop kop.]
A sharp-pointed hill; also (with capital initial) used as a proper name.
1872C. A. Payton Diamond-Diggings S. Afr. 3 He has the tabular mountains and ‘spitzkops’ (sharp pointed hills and peaks)..till he arrives within a few hours’ distance of the Vaal. 1889[see randjie]. 1905G. W. Stow Native Races S. Afr. xx. 396 The headquarters of 'Kousopp were at the two spitzkopjes to the left of the 'Gumaap. 1937A. J. H. Goodwin in I. Schapera Bantu-Speaking Tribes S. Afr. ii. 33 The flat-topped and ‘spitzkop’ hills so typical of the Karroo country and other parts. 1974Standard Encycl. S. Afr. X. 221/2 The Spitskoppies group is a collection of gigantic granite rocks or ‘island’ mountains rising out of the Namib plain... It is a broken range dominated by the Great Spitskop (..1742 metres). |