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Definition of Knobkerry
1. Noun. A short wooden club with a heavy knob on one end; used by aborigines in southern Africa.
Definition of Knobkerry
1. Noun. A wooden stick like a club, used in southern Africa. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Knobkerry
Literary usage of Knobkerry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Through Masai Land: A Journey of Exploration Among the Snowclad Volcanic by Joseph Thomson (1887)
"During this harangue the knobkerry was not idle, but employed with much ...
Sadi on our part, taking also a knobkerry, and with hand resting on his gun, ..."
2. In the Grip of the Nyika: Further Adventures in British East Africa by John Henry Patterson (1909)
"These consist of a spear, short sword, and knobkerry. ... The knobkerry is a club
made of very hard wood, principally used to throw at an enemy before ..."
3. Soldiering and Surveying in British East Africa, 1891-1894 by James Ronald Leslie Macdonald (1897)
"The subject of his speech was, of course, a demand for hongo, or transit dues.
Our interpreter then borrowed his knobkerry, and replied that transit dues ..."
4. The Savage Club: A Medley of History, Anecdote, and Reminiscence by Aaron Watson, Mark Twain (1907)
"It represents a rather uproarious Red Indian, in full war-paint, flourishing a
knobkerry, and announcing that guests and members may smoke. ..."
5. Delagoa Bay: Its Natives and Natural History by Rose Monteiro (1891)
"When the noble Kafir goes for a walk he always carries a knobkerry or a stick;
the latter generally carried resting on the shoulders behind the ..."
6. Through Masai Land: A Journey of Exploration Among the Snowclad Volcanic by Joseph Thomson (1885)
"... of which decision, he with his companions were sent to bid us welcome and
conduct us to their kraals. During this harangue the knobkerry was not idle, ..."
7. Catalogue of the British Colonies by Great Britain (1878)
"Four Assegais; one Shield; one Powder Horn; one Necklace; one Snuffbox; one
knobkerry, ... in sheath; 1 Damaraland knobkerry. FIFTH GROUP. CLASS 43. ..."
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