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noun - a short wooden club with a heavy knob on one end
A short club with one knobbed end, used as a weapon by warriors of certain South African peoples.
KNOBKERRIE - A Knobkierie, also spelled knobkerrie, knopkierie (Afrikaans) or knobkerry, is a form of club used mainly in Southern and Eastern Africa. Typically t...
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| Change from krone needed to join Hellish Biker Club |
| South African wooden weapon |
| Stick aristocrat's taken to cattle, we hear |
| Hear aristocrat's to join county club |
| Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles |
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| Jan 12 2013 The Times - Concise |
| Feb 22 2010 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword |
| Nov 18 2004 The Times - Cryptic |
| Nov 1 2001 The Times - Cryptic |
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| A short club with one knobbed end, used as a weapon by warriors of certain South African peoples. |
| a short stick with a knob at the top, traditionally used as a weapon by the indigenous peoples of South Africa. |
| a short wooden club with a heavy knob on one end used by aborigines in southern Africa |
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A Knobkierie, also spelled knobkerrie, knopkierie (Afrikaans) or knobkerry, is a form of club used mainly in Southern and Eastern Africa. Typically they have a large knob at one end and can be used for throwing at animals in hunting or for clubbing an enemy's head. The knobkierie is carved from a branch thick enough for the knob, with the rest being whittled down to create the shaft. * The name derives from the Afrikaans word knop, meaning knob or ball and the Nama (one of the Khoekhoe languages) word kierie, meaning walking stick. The name has been extended to similar weapons used by the natives of Australia, the Pacific islands and other places. * Knobkieries were an indispensable weapon of war, particularly among southern Nguni tribes such as the Zulu (as the iwisa) and the Xhosa. Knobkieries were occasionally used during World War I. The weapon was carried by British soldiers in Siegfried Sassoon's fictionalised autobiography.During the Apartheid era in South Africa, they were often c |