About The Word Knobkerrie
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Knobkerrie
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Knobkerrie: 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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