Anagrams of: KNOBKERRY

• physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

• not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly

• (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded

• subdued or brought low in condition or status

• tamed or trained to obey

• topographically very uneven

• imperfectly spoken or written

• thrown into a state of disarray or confusion

• weakened and infirm

• destroyed financially

• out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken')

• discontinuous

• lacking a part or parts

• a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission

• act as a broker

• lacking funds

• fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment

• an oppressive power

• two items of the same kind

• a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke

• support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end

• a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together

• stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team

• become joined or linked together

• link with or as with a yoke

• put a yoke on or join with a yoke

• A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.

• To stab.

• To throw or thrust with a sudden, smart movement; to kick or strike suddenly; to jerk.

• To strike or lash with a whip or stick.

• To rouse or excite.

• To bind or tie with a jerk.

• metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated

• United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843)

• something crucial for explaining

• pitch of the voice

• any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music

• a kilogram of a narcotic drug

• a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple

• a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida

• (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court

• a list of answers to a test

• a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations

• a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access

• mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)

• the central building block at the top of an arch or vault

• a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed

• serving as an essential component

• identify as in botany or biology, for example

• provide with a key

• vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key

• regulate the musical pitch of

• harmonize with or adjust to