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单词 knobkerrie
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
knob•ker•rie  (nobker′ē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Anthropologya short, heavy wooden club with a knob on one end, used esp. by native peoples of South Africa for striking and throwing.
  • Khoikhoi kirri, keeri stick
  • Afrikaans knopkierie, equivalent. to knop knob + kierie, said to be
  • 1835–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
knobkerrie /ˈnɒbˌkɛrɪ/, knobstick /ˈnɒbˌstɪk/ n
  1. a stick with a round knob at the end, used as a club or missile by South African tribesmen
Etymology: 19th Century: from Afrikaans knopkierie, from knop knob, from Middle Dutch cnoppe + kierie stick, from Khoikhoi kīrri
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