abeng
noun/æˈbɛŋ/
English Definition
An abeng (horn of the Jamaican Maroons).
Etymology
- (From Akan abɛŋ (Twi).)
Examples
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"Yuh know omuch time dem sen soldiers an militia fi attack Nanny Town an Nanny pop dem? […] She always wear her abeng horn tie pon a string roun her wais […]"
Do you know how often soldiers and militias were sent to attack Nanny Town and Nanny routed them? […] She always wore her abeng on a lanyard around her waist […]