knobkerrien.

Brit.

/ˈnɒbˌkɛri/, U.S.

/ˈnɑbˌkɛri/, South African English

/ˈnɒbkeri/,

/ˈnɔbkeri/,

/ˈnɒbkiri/,

/ˈnɔbkiri/

Forms: 1800s knobcaries (plural), 1800s knobkeerie, 1800s knobkieri, 1800s knobkirri, 1800s knobkurrie, 1800s nobkeries (plural), 1800s nobkerrie, 1800s nobkerry, 1800s–1900s knobkirrie, 1800s– knobkerrie, 1800s– knobkerry, 1800s– knopkierie, 1900s knobkerri, 1900s– knobcarrie, 1900s– knobkierie, 1900s– knobkierrie.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Dutch lexical item. Partly a borrowing from Dutch. Etymons: knob n., English kerrie , kierie n.; Dutch knopkieri.

Etymology: Partly < knob n. + kerrie, variant of kierie n., after South African Dutch knopkieri (see below), and partly (especially in early use in the form knopkierie) directly < South African Dutch knopkieri (1804 as knopkirie, or earlier; Afrikaans knopkieri).

A short, heavy stick with a large rounded knob at one end, traditionally used as a club or missile (and also as a walking stick) by the indigenous peoples of southern and eastern Africa; (sometimes more generally) any club or cosh of similar design.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > club or stick > [noun]

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1826 R. Miles Let. 14 Dec. in Evangelical Mag. (1827) May 212/1 The husband providentially effected his escape, but the woman was taken, and after a severe beating with their knob caries, she still persisted in her innocence, was tied to posts, and fire applied to her legs, arms, and various other parts of her body, and then left literally to roast to death.

1850 R. Gordon-Cumming Five Years Hunter's Life S. Afr. I. xi. 231 Their [sc. the Bechuana's] arms..consist of a shield, a bundle of assagais, a battle-axe, and a knobkerry.

1926 T. E. Lawrence Seven Pillars (subscribers' ed.) lxx. 366 Spattering the brains of a cornered mob of Germans one by one with his African knob-kerri.

1956 Cape Times 26 Nov. 1/7 He threw his knobkierie at me. It flew over my head, and I ran home.

2018 Sunday Mail (Zimbabwe) (Nexis) 30 Apr. Armed with guns, spears, knobkerries and machetes, many of them are on the police wanted list.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	knobkerrie
释义	knobkerrien. Brit. /ˈnɒbˌkɛri/, U.S. /ˈnɑbˌkɛri/, South African English /ˈnɒbkeri/, /ˈnɔbkeri/, /ˈnɒbkiri/, /ˈnɔbkiri/ Forms: 1800s knobcaries (plural), 1800s knobkeerie, 1800s knobkieri, 1800s knobkirri, 1800s knobkurrie, 1800s nobkeries (plural), 1800s nobkerrie, 1800s nobkerry, 1800s–1900s knobkirrie, 1800s– knobkerrie, 1800s– knobkerry, 1800s– knopkierie, 1900s knobkerri, 1900s– knobcarrie, 1900s– knobkierie, 1900s– knobkierrie. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Dutch lexical item. Partly a borrowing from Dutch. Etymons: knob n., English kerrie , kierie n.; Dutch knopkieri. Etymology: Partly < knob n. + kerrie, variant of kierie n., after South African Dutch knopkieri (see below), and partly (especially in early use in the form knopkierie) directly < South African Dutch knopkieri (1804 as knopkirie, or earlier; Afrikaans knopkieri). A short, heavy stick with a large rounded knob at one end, traditionally used as a club or missile (and also as a walking stick) by the indigenous peoples of southern and eastern Africa; (sometimes more generally) any club or cosh of similar design. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > club or stick > [noun] sowelc893 treec893 cudgelc897 stinga900 bat?c1225 sticka1275 clubc1275 truncheon14.. bourdonc1325 bastona1400 warderera1400 plantc1400 kibble1411 playloomc1440 hurlbatc1450 ploykc1450 rung1491 libberlac1500 waster1533 batonc1550 macana1555 libbet1562 bastinado1574 crab-tree comb1593 tomahawkc1612 billeta1616 wiper1622 batoon1637 gibbeta1640 crab-bat1647 kibbo1688 Indian club1694 batterdasher1696 crab-stick1703 bloodwipea1705 bludgeon1730 kierie1731 oaken towel1739 crab1740 shillelagh1772 knobstick1783 pogamogganc1788 whirlbat1791 nulla-nulla1798 waddy1800 kevel1807 supple1815 mere1820 hurlet1825 knobkerrie1826 blackthorn1829 bastera1833 twig1842 leangle1845 alpeen1847 banger1849 billy1856 thwack-stave1857 clump1868 cosh1869 nulla1878 sap1899 waddy1899 blunt instrument1923 1826 R. Miles Let. 14 Dec. in Evangelical Mag. (1827) May 212/1 The husband providentially effected his escape, but the woman was taken, and after a severe beating with their knob caries, she still persisted in her innocence, was tied to posts, and fire applied to her legs, arms, and various other parts of her body, and then left literally to roast to death. 1850 R. Gordon-Cumming Five Years Hunter's Life S. Afr. I. xi. 231 Their [sc. the Bechuana's] arms..consist of a shield, a bundle of assagais, a battle-axe, and a knobkerry. 1926 T. E. Lawrence Seven Pillars (subscribers' ed.) lxx. 366 Spattering the brains of a cornered mob of Germans one by one with his African knob-kerri. 1956 Cape Times 26 Nov. 1/7 He threw his knobkierie at me. It flew over my head, and I ran home. 2018 Sunday Mail (Zimbabwe) (Nexis) 30 Apr. Armed with guns, spears, knobkerries and machetes, many of them are on the police wanted list. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1826
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