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
  • Procaccini is recovering from a broken leg and uses a walker or cane.
    — Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • These are people who use a cane, crutches, a rollator or a wheelchair some of the time rather than all of the time.
    — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of cane
Noun
  • 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
  • Politicians on the right, from Bailey to Trump, have frequently used Illinois’ move to eliminate money bond as a cudgel against Democrats, blaming Chicago’s violent crime on the change.
    — Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
Definition of cudgel
Noun
  • The Public Defender's Office said Govindbhai, without double-checking the plate numbers, walked to the driver's side door and struck the window with his baton four times, smashing the glass.
    — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Some pushed against barricades and scuffled with police, who responded by firing tear gas rounds, using water cannon and beating them with batons, TV footage showed.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 11 Aug. 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
  • 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
  • Her eyes are big and sad, and her index finger touches the tip of the nightstick hanging from the policeman’s belt.
    — Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
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 15 Aug. 2026.

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