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knobkerrie definition

knob·ker·rie (-ker′ē)

noun

a short club with a knobbed end, used by some South African tribes as a weapon

Etymology: Afrik knopkirie < Du knobbe, knob + Hottentot kirri, a club

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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