noun
also knob·ker·ry ˈnäbˌkerē
( plural knobkerries )
Etymology: modification (influenced by knob ) (I) of Afrikaans knopkierie, from knop knob, bud (from Middle Dutch cnoppe ) + kierie stick, club, from Hottentot kīrri — more at knop
: a rather short wooden club with a heavy round knob at one end that may be thrown as a missile or used in close attack and that is used especially by aborigines of southern Africa