noun
- a short wooden club with a knobbed head, traditionally used as a weapon by some southern African peoples
Usage: historical; cultural
Examples
- The museum displayed traditional weapons including spears and knobkerries.
- Warriors carried knobkerries as both tools and weapons.
- The carved knobkerrie had intricate patterns on its handle.
- He learned about the cultural significance of the knobkerrie in his anthropology class.
- The knobkerrie was made from a single piece of hardwood.
- Traditional craftsmen still make knobkerries using ancient techniques.