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knobkerrie

noun

Definition of knobkerrienext
as in mace

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knobkerrie
  1. mace
  2. cane
  3. cudgel
  4. baton
  5. truncheon
  6. nightstick
  7. bludgeon
  8. billy
Noun
  • That final ship didn’t sink, and in New York, the girls transferred to a train that returned them to their Chicagoland suburb just as the drum major raised his mace to commence a homecoming parade held in their honor.
    — Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • An ugly brawl ensued after Michigan players planted the university's flag on the OSU logo at midfield that led to police using mace.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of mace
Noun
  • Godshalk encouraged us to try banding the river cane—a technique involving tying or wrapping groups of stems for decorative purposes.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 19 Sep. 2026
  • In additional footage, the user is seated on top of a seated walker with a cane in hand.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of cane
Noun
  • Just the mere threat of a False Claims Act investigation is a powerful cudgel, lawyers have said.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • While lawmakers have mostly thrown their backing behind the bill, some are wary of granting the president even more leeway to impose import taxes as a foreign policy cudgel.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
Definition of cudgel
Noun
  • Wasteful shows can survive when the creator is untouchable, but once that baton has been passed, waste won’t fly.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Police responded with tear gas and smoke bombs, batons and shields.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of baton
Noun
  • The robbers fought with murderous determination, and the police answered with their truncheons.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026
  • Peaceful protest marches were met with truncheons and bullets, and within two days, hundreds of people lay dead — at the hands of their own military.
    — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2025
Definition of truncheon
Noun
  • When Ivester could only get $25 from her family, she was taken to a bedroom where she was beaten with his chain-link belt, assaulted with a nightstick and chair leg, and burned with cigarettes and lighters.
    — CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • He was also accused of stabbing the boy with a knife, hitting him with a nightstick and slamming his head into a vehicle.
    — Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 20 Jan. 2026
Definition of nightstick
Noun
  • Iran practices honest bludgeon work.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • But Beshear hasn’t turned Trump-bashing into a 24/7 vocation, or a weight-lifting contest where the winner is the critic wielding the heaviest bludgeon.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Definition of bludgeon
Noun
  • Also called billy button, sun ball, golf beauty, drumstick, and woolly head, craspedia stands out for its globe-like shape that sits atop a bare stem.
    — Kate Nateras, Architectural Digest, 10 June 2026
  • And almost certainly cross $1 billion globally, with $2 billy still in its sights.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
Definition of billy
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“Knobkerrie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knobkerrie. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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