Kraal

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Kraal \Kraal\ (kr[aum]l or kr[add]l; 277), n. [D., a village,
     inclosure, park, prob. fr. Pg. curral a cattle pen; the same
     word as Sp. corral. See {Corral}.]
     1. A collection of huts within a stockade; a village;
        sometimes, a single hut. [South Africa]
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. An inclosure into which are driven wild elephants which
        are to be tamed and educated. [Ceylon]
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  kraal
       n 1: a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa;
            usually surrounded by a stockade
       2: a pen for livestock in southern Africa