KNOBKERRIE

Meaning of KNOBKERRIE in English

Pronunciation: ' näb- ˌ ker- ē

Function: noun

Etymology: Afrikaans knopkierie, from knop knob + kierie club

Date: 1844

: a short wooden club with a knob at one end used as a missile or in close attack especially by Zulus of southern Africa

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

KNOBKERRIE — noun Etymology: Afrikaans knopkierie, from knop knob + kierie club Date: 1844 a short wooden club with a knob at …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KNOBKERRIE — noun also knob·ker·ry ˈnäbˌkerē ( plural knobkerries ) Etymology: modification (influenced by knob ) (I) of Afrikaans knopkierie, from knop …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNOBKERRIE — (n.) A short club with a knobbed end used as a missile weapon by Kafir and other native tribes of …
Английский словарь Webster
KNOBKERRIE — /nob"ker'ee/ , n. a short, heavy wooden club with a knob on one end, used esp. by native peoples of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KNOBKERRIE — n. stick or club ending in a knob, knobstick, heavy club made from wood with a knob on one end …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
KNOBKERRIE — noun Etymology: Afrikaans knopkierie, from knop knob + kierie club Date: 1844 : a short wooden club with a knob …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KNOBKERRIE — add. ·noun a short club with a knobbed end used as a missile weapon by kafir and other native tribes …
Webster English vocab
KNOBKERRIE — [ 'nɒbˌkɛri ] (also knobkierie ) ■ noun a short stick with a knobbed head, used as a weapon by …
Concise Oxford English vocab
KNOBKERRIE — [knob.ker.rie] n [Afrik knopkierie, fr. knop knob + kierie club] (1844): a short wooden club with a knob at one …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KNOBKERRIE — knobkerrie BrE AmE ˈnɒb ˌker i -k ə r- AmE \ ˈnɑːb- ▷ knobkerrie|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KNOBKERRIE — n. a short stick with a knobbed head used as a weapon esp. by S. African tribes. [after Afrik. knopkierie]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KNOBKERRIE — n. a short stick with a knobbed head used as a weapon esp. by S. African tribes. [ after Afrik. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KNOBKERRIE — n. a short stick with a knobbed head used as a weapon esp. by S. African tribes. Etymology: after Afrik. …
Oxford English vocab
KNOBKERRIE — n. Function: noun Synonyms: CUDGEL , bat, billy, billy club, bludgeon, club, mace, ||shillelagh, truncheon, war club
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
KNOBKERRIE — noun Synonyms: cudgel , bat, billy, billy club, bludgeon, club, mace, ||shillelagh, truncheon, war club
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
KNOBKERRIE — (южно-африканское) дубинка с тяжелым набалдашником
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KNOBKERRIE — n южно-афр. дубинка с тяжёлым набалдашником
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
KNOBKERRIE — (n) дубинка с тяжелым набалдашником
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
KNOBKERRIE — n южно-афр. дубинка с тяжёлым набалдашником
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
KNOBKERRIE — n южно-афр. дубинка с тяжёлым набалдашником
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
KNOBKERRIE — (южно-африканское) дубинка с тяжелым набалдашником
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
KNOBKERRY — noun see knobkerrie
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNOPPIE SPIDER — ˈnäpē- noun Etymology: Afrikaans knoppie, diminutive of knop knob, bud — more at knobkerrie : either of two venomous spiders …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNOBSTICK — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a stick, cane, or club with a rounded knob at its head ; specifically : knobkerrie …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KERRIE — ˈkerē noun ( -s ) : knobkerrie
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNOBSTICK — (n.) A stick, cane, or club terminating in a knob; esp., such a stick or club used as a weapon …
Английский словарь Webster
KNOBSTICK — noun one who refuses to join, or withdraws from, a trades union. 2. knobstick ·add. ·noun a stick, cane, or …
Webster English vocab
KNOBSTICK — ■ noun 1》 another term for knobkerrie . 2》 archaic term for blackleg (in sense 1).
Concise Oxford English vocab
LESOTHO, FLAG OF — diagonally divided national flag of white, blue, and green with a brown emblem in the upper hoist corner. The flag …
Britannica English vocabulary
KNOPKIERIE — n. S.Afr. = KNOBKERRIE. [Afrik.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KNOBSTICK — n. 1 = KNOBKERRIE. 2 archaic = BLACKLEG.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KNOPKIERIE — n. S.Afr. = KNOBKERRIE. [ Afrik. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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