English Explanatory Dictionary

knobkierie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fighting stick, usually with a knob on the end.
  2. A bludgeon.

Word forms

knobkierie knobkieries knobkerry knobkierrie knopkierie

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans knopkierie, from knop (“knob”) + kierie (“stick”).

Related words

Kierie nulla nulla Australian casse-tetê Canadian shillelagh Irish
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