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knobkerry
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knobkerry, n. [Boer D. knopkirie, fr. D. knop-hout, knotty stick + Hottentot kïrri 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 Suppl.]
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