patu

noun

pa·​tu

ˈpä(ˌ)tü

variants or patu-patu

-üˈpä(ˌ)tü

plural -s

: a short two-edged Maori weapon of stone, wood, or bone resembling a club and tapering in thickness but expanding in width from the butt and designed to give a crushing rather than cutting blow

Word History

Etymology

Maori

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