n. [ Boer D. knopkirie, fr. D. knop-hout, knotty stick + Hottentot kïrri club. ] A short wooden club with a knobbed end used as a missile weapon by Kafir and other native tribes of South Africa. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n.; pl. Skerries [ Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. sker, Sw. skär, Dan. ski&unr_;r. Cf. Scar a bank. ] A rocky isle; an insulated rock. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]