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knacker |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Knacker \Knack"er\, n. 1. One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc --Mortimer. 2. One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely between the fingers, and struck together by moving the hand; -- called also {clapper}. --Halliwell. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Knacker \Knack"er\, n. [Cf. Icel. hnakkr a saddle.] 1. a harness maker. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. 2. One who slaughters worn-out horses and sells their flesh for dog's meat. [Eng.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: knacker n 1: someone who buys old buildings or ships and breaks them up to recover the materials in them 2: someone who buys up old horses for slaughter
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