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- noun A
club used as aweapon ofwar by variousindigenous peoples.
Etymologies
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Examples
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As they stooped to pick up a woman who had been stunned by a warclub, Olmec's beard brushed Topal's ear.
Conan The Warrior Howard, Robert E. 1973
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As they stooped to pick up a woman who had been stunned by a warclub, Olmec's beard brushed Topal's ear.
Conan The Warrior Howard, Robert E. 1967
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Mudjekeewis then took courage, again jumped forward, and uttering the war-cry, brought his warclub down on a small rock, and split it into pieces.
Thirty Indian Legends Margaret Bemister
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I was sure some frisky red had knocked you over the head with a warclub, and then toted you off to be burned at the stake.
The Outdoor Chums After Big Game Or, Perilous Adventures in the Wilderness Quincy Allen
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The group separated from him, and John Starhurst stood alone, facing the Buli, who was leaning on an enormous, knotted warclub.
The Whale Tooth 1911
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As he came nearer I saw that he carried in his hand one of my six-shooters, but he was holding it by the barrel, evidently mistaking it for some sort of warclub or tomahawk.
Pellucidar Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912
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It was heavy with pitch and shaped like the warclub of an Indian.
The She Boss A Western Story Arthur Preston Hankins 1906
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The group separated from him, and John Starhurst stood alone, facing the Buli, who was leaning on an enormous, knotted warclub.
South Sea Tales Jack London 1896
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The warclub, pouch, quiver and bow complete the toilet.
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According to Carver, the "Nadowessie" were skillful bowmen, using also the "casse-tête" (31) or warclub, and a flint scalping-knife.
The Siouan Indians 1882
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