patu
noun
pa·tu
ˈpä(ˌ)tü
variants or patu-patu
-üˈpä(ˌ)tü
plural -s
: a short two-edged Maori weapon of stone, wood, or bone resembling a club and tapering in thickness but expanding in width from the butt and designed to give a crushing rather than cutting blow
Word History
Etymology
Maori