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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 Africaplay

  Familiarity information: KNOBKERRIE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


KNOBKERRIE (noun)


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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