knobkierie

English

A traditional knobkierie

Alternative forms

• knopkierie

Etymology

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

Noun

knobkierie (plural knobkieries)

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

See also

• Kierie
• nulla nulla Australian
• casse-tetê Canadian

References

• Jean Bradford. A dictionary of South African English. Oxford 1978.