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Knobkerrie

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A short club with one knobbed end, used as a weapon by warriors of certain South African peoples.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A short wooden club with a knobbed end used as a missile weapon by Kafir and other native tribes of South Africa.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. See kirri.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a short wooden club with a heavy knob on one end; used by aborigines in southern Africa

Word Usage

"Lawyers for Creamer have asked forensic experts to consider the possibility that a South African tribal stick known as a knobkerrie was used in the killing."

Equivalent

knobkerry

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

club