■ noun a long difficult journey, especially one made on foot.
↘ S. African a leg or stage of a journey.
■ verb ( ~s , ~king , ~ked ) go on a ~.
↘ historical, chiefly S. African migrate or journey by ox wagon.
↘ S. African (of an ox) draw a vehicle or pull a load.
Derivatives
~ker noun
Origin
C19: from S. Afr. Du. ~ (n.), ~ken (v.) 'pull, travel'.