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单词 kierie
释义

kierie

/ˈkɪri /
noun (plural kieries) South African
A short, thick stick with a knobbed head, traditionally used as a club or missile by the indigenous peoples of South Africa.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.

Origin

From Khoikhoi kirri 'walking stick'.

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