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knobkerrie

knob·ker·rie [ nób kèrree ] (plural knob·ker·ries) or knob·stick [ nób stìk ] (plural knob·sticks)


noun 
Definition:
 
knobbed stick used as weapon: a short wooden stick with a knob at one end, used by some South African peoples as a weapon

[Mid-19th century. <knob + kierie "club" (< Nama), after Afrikaans knopkierie]
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