knobkerrie

[ nob-ker-ee ]

/ ˈnɒbˌkɛr i /

noun

a short, heavy wooden club with a knob on one end, used especially by native peoples of South Africa for striking and throwing.

Origin of knobkerrie

1835–45; <Afrikaans knopkierie, equivalent to knopknob + kierie, said to be <Khoikhoi kirri, keeri stick

Words nearby knobkerrie

knobbling roll, knobbly, knobby, knobcone pine, knobhead, knobkerrie, knob latch, knob lock, knock, knockabout, knock back

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Example sentences from the Web for knobkerrie

His left hand bore his assegais and knobkerrie beneath the great dappled ox-hide shield; and in his right a yellow walking-staff.
The Story of Baden-Powell|Harold Begbie
An assegai or knobkerrie would do the trick just as well, and make no noise about it.
Forging the Blades|Bertram Mitford
He was armed with nothing but a knobkerrie, with which he struck and parried with lightning-like rapidity.
The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley|Bertram Mitford
Knobkerrie, nob′ker-i, n. a round-headed stick used as a club and a missile by the Kafirs.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for knobkerrie

knobkerrie

knobstick (ˈnɒbˌstɪk)

/ (ˈnɒbˌkɛrɪ) /

noun

a stick with a round knob at the end, used as a club or missile by South African tribesmen

Word Origin for knobkerrie

C19: from Afrikaans knopkierie, from knop knob, from Middle Dutch cnoppe + kierie stick, from Khoikhoi kīrri

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单词	knobkerrie
释义	knobkerrie [ nob-ker-ee ] / ˈnɒbˌkɛr i / noun a short, heavy wooden club with a knob on one end, used especially by native peoples of South Africa for striking and throwing. Origin of knobkerrie 1835–45; <Afrikaans knopkierie, equivalent to knopknob + kierie, said to be <Khoikhoi kirri, keeri stick Words nearby knobkerrie knobbling roll, knobbly, knobby, knobcone pine, knobhead, knobkerrie, knob latch, knob lock, knock, knockabout, knock back Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for knobkerrie His left hand bore his assegais and knobkerrie beneath the great dappled ox-hide shield; and in his right a yellow walking-staff. The Story of Baden-Powell\|Harold Begbie An assegai or knobkerrie would do the trick just as well, and make no noise about it. Forging the Blades\|Bertram Mitford He was armed with nothing but a knobkerrie, with which he struck and parried with lightning-like rapidity. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley\|Bertram Mitford Knobkerrie, nob′ker-i, n. a round-headed stick used as a club and a missile by the Kafirs. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for knobkerrie knobkerrie knobstick (ˈnɒbˌstɪk) / (ˈnɒbˌkɛrɪ) / noun a stick with a round knob at the end, used as a club or missile by South African tribesmen Word Origin for knobkerrie C19: from Afrikaans knopkierie, from knop knob, from Middle Dutch cnoppe + kierie stick, from Khoikhoi kīrri Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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