Where Did the Term Knobstick Come from?

Strikebreakers are also known as knobsticks. The term appears derived from the word knob, in the sense of something that sticks out, and from the card-playing term nob, as someone who cheats.

What does Knobstick mean?

1 : a stick, cane, or club with a rounded knob at its head specifically : knobkerrie. 2 British : strikebreaker, scab.

What is the meaning of Knobkerrie?

: a short wooden club with a knob at one end used as a missile or in close attack especially by Zulus of southern Africa.

Alexander Ross

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