knobnoseadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈnɒbnəʊz/, U.S.

/ˈnɑbˌnoʊz/, South African English

/ˈnɒbnəʊz/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: knob n., nose n.

Etymology: < knob n. + nose n., after South African Dutch Knopneus, lit. ‘knob-nose, button-nose’, former designation of the Tsonga people by European settlers (although this is first attested slightly later: 1840 or earlier in an English context, used attributively (see note), 1959 or earlier as a plural noun Knopneuzen (in a German context); Afrikaans Knopneus , Knoopneus ). Compare slightly earlier knob-nosed adj.With knobnose kaffirs compare South African Dutch Knopneus Kaffers (1854 or earlier); earlier currency of such a compound in Dutch is implied by the following, relating to events in 1836:1840 Asiatic Jrnl. & Monthly Reg. 31 ii. 47/1 They were all massacred by the Malonka or Knopneus (knobnose) Caffers.

South African. Now historical and rare.

A. adj.

Designating the Tsonga people of Southern Africa. Chiefly in knobnose kaffirs.Generally regarded as offensive.The epithet apparently arises from the formerly customary practice amongst the Tsonga of wearing a design of rounded lumps of raised scar tissue along the nose. Cf. button-scar n. at button n. Compounds 2a.

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the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [noun] > Bantu peoples > person

Kaffir1588

Zulu1824

Mantatee1833

Basotho1835

Mosothoa1838

knobnose1839

Manganja1859

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > nose > [noun] > types of nose > person having

camois1485

swine snout1592

flat-nose16..

muzzle chops1611

firedrake1623

sneap-nosea1644

long-nose1691

knobnose1839

1839 Standard 25 Nov. All were massacred by the Malorika or Knopneus (Knobnose) Caffres.

1839 Bradford Observer 28 Nov. One party was entirely massacred by the knob nose Caffres.

1943 D. Reitz No Outspan iv. 59 We went up along the Sami river to Sibasa's country and then to the chief of the knob-nose kaffirs.

1974 A. P. Cartwright By Waters Letaba 20 Joao Albasini, native commissioner of the eastern district, chieftain of the ‘Knobnose Kaffirs’, as the Mashangana were nicknamed by the Boers, offered refuge to all in his fortress-like trading post.

B. n.

With capital initial. A member of the Tsonga people of Southern Africa.Generally regarded as offensive.

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the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [noun] > Bantu peoples

Xhosa1801

amaXhosa1809

Matabele1823

Amapondo1824

amaZulu1829

Bapedi1835

Basotho1835

knobnose1848

Ovambo1853

Sotho1883

Tonga1891

Ronga1899

Venda1901

Pedi1912

Mopedi1928

Ndebele1930

Lobedu1933

Tsonga1937

Pondo1950

Nguni1957

1848 H. Ward Five Years in Kaffirland vi. 180 The natives of the country round Orichstadt are a branch of the Baraputses, but are called by the Dutch knob-neus, or knob-noses, from that feature being tattooed after the fashion of a string of beads.

1877 F. Jeppe Transvaal Bk., Almanac, & Directory (1976) 33 Tons of iron, a friend informs us, were carried out of a Kafir kraal near Matzibandela's which was ransacked by the Knobnoses.

1901 Rep. Lands Settlem. Comm., S. Afr.: Pt. II 354/1 in Parl. Papers (Cd. 627) XXIV. 47 Thousands of Kaffirs are located over this district—Makalaka, Mapulanas, Knobnoses, and Madebele.

1988 Afr. Affairs 87 30 Various other popular genericisms were applied to the Spelonken immigrants; local Boers referred to them as Knobnoses, despite the fact that not all practised nasal scarification.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	knobnose
释义	knobnoseadj.n. Brit. /ˈnɒbnəʊz/, U.S. /ˈnɑbˌnoʊz/, South African English /ˈnɒbnəʊz/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: knob n., nose n. Etymology: < knob n. + nose n., after South African Dutch Knopneus, lit. ‘knob-nose, button-nose’, former designation of the Tsonga people by European settlers (although this is first attested slightly later: 1840 or earlier in an English context, used attributively (see note), 1959 or earlier as a plural noun Knopneuzen (in a German context); Afrikaans Knopneus , Knoopneus ). Compare slightly earlier knob-nosed adj.With knobnose kaffirs compare South African Dutch Knopneus Kaffers (1854 or earlier); earlier currency of such a compound in Dutch is implied by the following, relating to events in 1836:1840 Asiatic Jrnl. & Monthly Reg. 31 ii. 47/1 They were all massacred by the Malonka or Knopneus (knobnose) Caffers. South African. Now historical and rare. A. adj. Designating the Tsonga people of Southern Africa. Chiefly in knobnose kaffirs.Generally regarded as offensive.The epithet apparently arises from the formerly customary practice amongst the Tsonga of wearing a design of rounded lumps of raised scar tissue along the nose. Cf. button-scar n. at button n. Compounds 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [noun] > Bantu peoples > person Kaffir1588 Zulu1824 Mantatee1833 Basotho1835 Mosothoa1838 knobnose1839 Manganja1859 the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > nose > [noun] > types of nose > person having camois1485 swine snout1592 flat-nose16.. muzzle chops1611 firedrake1623 sneap-nosea1644 long-nose1691 knobnose1839 1839 Standard 25 Nov. All were massacred by the Malorika or Knopneus (Knobnose) Caffres. 1839 Bradford Observer 28 Nov. One party was entirely massacred by the knob nose Caffres. 1943 D. Reitz No Outspan iv. 59 We went up along the Sami river to Sibasa's country and then to the chief of the knob-nose kaffirs. 1974 A. P. Cartwright By Waters Letaba 20 Joao Albasini, native commissioner of the eastern district, chieftain of the ‘Knobnose Kaffirs’, as the Mashangana were nicknamed by the Boers, offered refuge to all in his fortress-like trading post. B. n. With capital initial. A member of the Tsonga people of Southern Africa.Generally regarded as offensive. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [noun] > Bantu peoples Xhosa1801 amaXhosa1809 Matabele1823 Amapondo1824 amaZulu1829 Bapedi1835 Basotho1835 knobnose1848 Ovambo1853 Sotho1883 Tonga1891 Ronga1899 Venda1901 Pedi1912 Mopedi1928 Ndebele1930 Lobedu1933 Tsonga1937 Pondo1950 Nguni1957 1848 H. Ward Five Years in Kaffirland vi. 180 The natives of the country round Orichstadt are a branch of the Baraputses, but are called by the Dutch knob-neus, or knob-noses, from that feature being tattooed after the fashion of a string of beads. 1877 F. Jeppe Transvaal Bk., Almanac, & Directory (1976) 33 Tons of iron, a friend informs us, were carried out of a Kafir kraal near Matzibandela's which was ransacked by the Knobnoses. 1901 Rep. Lands Settlem. Comm., S. Afr.: Pt. II 354/1 in Parl. Papers (Cd. 627) XXIV. 47 Thousands of Kaffirs are located over this district—Makalaka, Mapulanas, Knobnoses, and Madebele. 1988 Afr. Affairs 87 30 Various other popular genericisms were applied to the Spelonken immigrants; local Boers referred to them as Knobnoses, despite the fact that not all practised nasal scarification. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1839
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