knobkerrie
noun
knob·ker·rie ˈnäb-ˌker-ē 
: a short wooden club with a knob at one end used as a missile or in close attack especially by Zulus of southern Africa
Word History
Etymology
Afrikaans knopkierie, from knop knob + kierie club
First Known Use
1826, in the meaning defined above
knobkerrie
noun
as in mace
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- mace
- waddy
- cudgel
- baton
- nightstick
- billy
- truncheon
- cane
- bludgeon
- shillelagh
- bastinado
- hammer
- rod
- blackjack
- rattan
- bat
- birch
- mallet
- shillalah
- bastinade
- billy club
- staff
- sledgehammer
- maul
- hickory
- beetle
- club
- stave
- rung
- gavel
- sap
- switch
- crosier
- crabstick
- crozier
- crook
- walking stick
- whangee
