a short club with a knobbed end, used by some South African tribes as a weapon
Origin of knobkerrie
Afrikaans knopkirie from Dutch knobbe, knob + Hottentot kirri, a clubknobkerrie
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knobkerrie
noun
A short club with one knobbed end, used as a weapon by warriors of certain South African peoples.
Origin of knobkerrie
Afrikaans knopkierie knop knob ( from Middle Dutch cnoppe ) kieri club ( from Khoikhoi kirri stick )THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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