knobkerrie (redirected from knobkieries)

knob·ker·rie  (nbkr)

n.

A short club with one knobbed end, used as a weapon by warriors of certain South African peoples.

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[Afrikaans knopkierie : knop, knob (from Middle Dutch cnoppe) + kieri, club (from Khoikhoin kirri, stick).]

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knobkerrie [ˈnɒbˌkɛrɪ], knobstick [ˈnɒbˌstɪk]

n

(Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a stick with a round knob at the end, used as a club or missile by South African tribesmen

[from Afrikaans knopkierie, from knop knob, from Middle Dutch cnoppe + kierie stick, from Khoikhoi kīrri]

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Noun

1.

knobkerrie - a short wooden club with a heavy knob on one end; used by aborigines in southern Africa knobkerry club - stout stick that is larger at one end; "he carried a club in self defense"; "he felt as if he had been hit with a club"