English edit

 
A traditional knobkierie

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Afrikaans knopkierie, from knop (knob) +‎ kierie (stick).

Noun edit

knobkierie (plural knobkieries)

  1. (South Africa) A fighting stick, usually with a knob on the end.
  2. A bludgeon.

See also edit

References edit

  • Jean Bradford. A dictionary of South African English. Oxford 1978.