Meaning & use
Knobkerrie
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A short wooden club with a rounded knob at one end, traditionally used as a weapon or walking stick in southern Africa.
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The museum displayed a carved knobkerrie once used by a Zulu warrior.
He carried a knobkerrie as both a walking stick and protection on the long trail.
A note on using this word
The word blends the Dutch/Afrikaans 'knop' (knob) with a term for a stick, reflecting South Africa's mixed colonial linguistic history.
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