Definition of "knobkierie" []

• South African: A fighting stick usually with a knob on the end. (noun)
• A bludgeon. (noun)

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• "The new mace, in the shape of a knobkierie, was designed to reflect the history, tradition, diversity, culture, and languages of South Africa."
• "The coat of arms, composed of elephant tusks, the ears of wheat, the shield, the human figures, the spear and knobkierie, the protea, the secretary bird and the rising sun, is flanked by the motto:!"
• "The universal symbol of medicine, a dagger, has been replaced with a knobkierie symbolising African culture."