A short, thick stick with a knobbed head, traditionally used as a club or missile by the indigenous peoples of South Africa.
〈南非〉（南非土人使用的）棍棒（或投掷武器）
Example sentencesExamples
In this shot, the machete is not a weapon but a counterbalance to the kierie in the man's left hand.
In an interview with the Daily Dispatch yesterday, Van Rooyen, 47, said the ‘unprovoked attack’ - with fists and a ‘kierie’ - had left him badly bruised and bleeding from his nose and left ear.
Synonyms
club, bludgeon, stick, truncheon, baton, blackthorn, mace, bat