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KNOBKERRIE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does knobkerrie mean?
• KNOBKERRIE (noun)
The noun KNOBKERRIE has 1 sense:
1. a short wooden club with a heavy knob on one end; used by aborigines in southern Africa
Familiarity information: KNOBKERRIE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A short wooden club with a heavy knob on one end; used by aborigines in southern Africa
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
knobkerrie; knobkerry
Hypernyms ("knobkerrie" is a kind of...):
club (stout stick that is larger at one end)
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