knob|ker|ry — knob|ker|rie or knob|ker|ry «NOB KEHR ee», noun, plural ries. a short wooden club with a knob at the end, used for striking or throwing by tribesmen in South Africa; kerrie. ╂[half translation of Afrikaans knopkirie < Dutch knop knob +… … Useful english dictionary
ker — ker·a·lan; ker·a·sin; ker·a·ter·pe·ton; ker·a·tin; ker·a·tin·i·za·tion; ker·a·tin·ize; ker·a·ti·tis; ker·a·to·conjunctivitis; ker·a·to·der·ma; ker·a·to·gen·ic; ker·a·tog·e·nous; ker·a·toid; ker·a·toi·dea; Ker·a·tol; ker·a·tol·y·sis;… … English syllables
knob — knob; knob·ber; knob·bi·ly; knob·bi·ness; knob·bish; knob·ble; knob·bled; knob·bly; knob·cone; knob·ker·rie; knob·thorn; knob·by; knob·ker·ry; knob·thorne; … English syllables
rie — ae·rie; ar·rie; ar·rie·ro; ar·rie·ros; aum·rie; bain ma·rie; bat·te·rie; bi·jou·te·rie; bi·zar·re·rie; boi·se·rie; bon·dieu·se·rie; bou·che·rie; bras·se·rie; bro·de·rie; brus·que·rie; cal·o·rie; ca·ma·ra·de·rie; car·ros·se·rie; cau·se·rie;… … English syllables
knobkerrie — knob·ker·rie … English syllables
knobkierie or knobkerrie — knob|kie|rie or knob|ker|rie [ nab,kiri ] noun count SOUTH AFRICAN a short thick stick with a KNOB (=round end part) used as a weapon … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
knobkerrie — knob ker rie, knobkerry knob ker ry, n. [Boer D. knopkirie, fr. D. knop hout, knotty stick + Hottentot k[ i]rri club.] A short wooden club with a knobbed end used as a missile weapon by Kafir and other native tribes of South Africa. [Webster 1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
knobkerry — knobkerrie knob ker rie, knobkerry knob ker ry, n. [Boer D. knopkirie, fr. D. knop hout, knotty stick + Hottentot k[ i]rri club.] A short wooden club with a knobbed end used as a missile weapon by Kafir and other native tribes of South Africa.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English