Knobstick
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈnɒbstɪk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Knobstick is a noun meaning A stick with a rounded knob at the end.
Meaning
A stick with a rounded knob at the end.
More Meanings
- (slang) One who refuses to join, or withdraws from, a trade union.
Example Sentences
The mill agents, it was rumored, supplied the knobsticks with beer and whiskey, fearing to let them walk the streets.
The “Budd”, or Somali club, resembles the Kafir “Tonga”. It is a knobstick, about a cubit long, made of some hard wood: the head is rounded on the inside, and the outside is cut to an edge.
‘Don’t you see what you would be? You’d be a knobstick. You'd be taking less wages than the other labourers—all for the sake of another man’s children. Think how you’d abuse any poor fellow who was willing to take what he could get to keep his own children. You and your Union would soon be down upon him […]’
Word Forms
- knobsticks
Synonyms for knobstick
Depending on context, synonyms include abaa.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include knobkierie, knub, knob, knobkierrie, knottle, knop.
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