kaffirgram

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noun

Mail carried by native runners, smuggled out of the siege of Mafeking during the Boer War.

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Meanings

nounkaffirgram (plural kaffirgrams)

plural kaffirgrams

  1. historicalMail carried by native runners, smuggled out of the siege of Mafeking during the Boer War.

Origin

From kaffir + -gram.

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APA

kaffirgram. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaffirgram

MLA

“kaffirgram.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaffirgram. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kaffirgram,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaffirgram.

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