knobkierie

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noun

A fighting stick, usually with a knob on the end.

OriginAfrikaans knopkierie →
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Meanings

nounknobkierie (plural knobkieries)

plural knobkieries · alternative knobkerry · alternative knobkierrie · alternative knopkierie

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

Origin

  1. Afrikaansknopkierie
  2. Englishknobkierie

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

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APA

knobkierie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knobkierie

MLA

“knobkierie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knobkierie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knobkierie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knobkierie.

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