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Knobkerrie

Knobkerrie Meaning & Definition
Knobkerrie Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Knobkerrie?

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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Knobkerrie: knobkerry

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See Also | club

Knobkerrie In Webster's Dictionary

\Knob"ker`rie\, n. [Boer D. knopkirie, fr. D. knop-hout, knotty stick + Hottentot k["i]rri club.] A short club with a knobbed end used as a missile weapon by Kafir and other native tribes of South Africa.

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