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- 1. a short, thick stick with a knobbed head, traditionally used as a club or missile by some indigenous peoples of South Africa. South African
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kierie in British English. (ˈkɪərɪ ) noun. a type of South African cudgel. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
kierie. ( ˈkɪərɪ) n. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a type of South African cudgel. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014. Want to thank TFD for its existence?
Jun 2, 2024 · kierie (plural kieries) A walking stick, a cane, either of a European type or of a type traditionally used by certain South African indigenous peoples, usable as a club.
The earliest known use of the noun kierie is in the mid 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for kierie is from 1731, in the writing of Guido Medley. kierie is a borrowing from Khoekhoe.
Definition of kierie in the Definitions.net dictionary. Meaning of kierie. Information and translations of kierie in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web.
kierie, noun. / ˈkiri / Forms: care, carrie Show more. Origin: Khoikhoi, Nama Show more. Note: The Afrikaans-influenced kierie has displaced kerrie as the most common orthography; however kerrie is still seen in knobkerrie.
Noun. kierie ( pl. kieries) A traditional club used as a weapon by certain indigenous groups of South Africa. 1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage 1998, p. 85: ‘We used to have great fights with kieries down at the water.’.
Kierie definition: A traditional club used as a weapon by certain indigenous groups of South Africa.
Kyrie, the vocative case of the Greek word kyrios (“lord”). The word Kyrie is used in the Septuagint, the earliest Greek translation of the Old Testament, to translate the Hebrew word Yahweh. In the New Testament, Kyrie is the title given to Christ, as in Philippians 2:11.
Definitions from Wiktionary (kierie) noun: A traditional club used as a weapon by certain indigenous groups of South Africa.
