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Where does “knobkierie” come from?

knobkierie (English) comes from Afrikaans knopkierie, from Afrikaans kierie — A walking stick, a cane, either of a European...

knobkierie (English): A fighting stick, usually with a knob on the end;...

Definitions

  1. A fighting stick, usually with a knob on the end;...

Ancestry of “knobkierie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansknopkierie—
2AfrikaanskierieA walking stick, a cane, either of a European...
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