knobkierie
English
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A traditional knobkierie
Alternative forms
- knopkierie
Etymology
Borrowed from Afrikaans knopkierie, from knop (“knob”) + Nama kierie (“stick”).
Noun
knobkierie (plural knobkieries)
- (South Africa) A fighting stick, usually with a knob on the end.
- A bludgeon.
See also
- Kierie
- nulla nulla Australian
- casse-tetê Canadian
References
- Jean Bradford. A dictionary of South African English. Oxford 1978.