| 释义 |
Definition of kierie in English: kierienounPlural kieries ˈkɪri South African A short, thick stick with a knobbed head, traditionally used as a club or missile by the indigenous peoples of South Africa. Example sentencesExamples - In this shot, the machete is not a weapon but a counterbalance to the kierie in the man's left hand.
- In an interview with the Daily Dispatch yesterday, Van Rooyen, 47, said the ‘unprovoked attack’ - with fists and a ‘kierie’ - had left him badly bruised and bleeding from his nose and left ear.
Synonyms club, bludgeon, stick, truncheon, baton, blackthorn, mace, bat
Origin From Khoikhoi kirri 'walking stick'. |