- knobkierie or knobkerrie
- knob|kie|rie or knob|ker|rie [ `nab,kiri ] noun count SOUTH AFRICANa short thick stick with a KNOB (=round end part) used as a weapon
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knobkierie or knobkerrie
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knobkerrie — knobkierie UK / US or knobkerrie UK [ˈnɒbˌkɪrɪ] / US [ˈnɑbˌkɪrɪ] noun [countable] Word forms knobkierie : singular knobkierie plural knobkieries South African a short thick stick with a knob used as a weapon … English dictionary
knobkierie — UK / US or knobkerrie UK [ˈnɒbˌkɪrɪ] / US [ˈnɑbˌkɪrɪ] noun [countable] Word forms knobkierie : singular knobkierie plural knobkieries South African a short thick stick with a knob used as a weapon … English dictionary
knobkierie — UK US noun [countable] [singular knobkierie plural knobkieries] south african a short thick stick with a knob used as a weapon Thesaurus: weapons that do not explode or cut … Useful english dictionary
knobkerrie — [ nɒbˌkɛri] (also knobkierie) noun a short stick with a knobbed head, used as a weapon by South African tribesmen. Origin C19: from knob + kerrie (from Nama kieri knobkerrie ), suggested by Afrik. knopkierie … English new terms dictionary
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