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knocker

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Knocker  \Knock"er\,  n. 
  One  who  or  that  which  knocks;  specifically,  an  instrument, 
  or  kind  of  hammer,  fastened  to  a  door,  to  be  used  in  seeking 
  for  admittance. 
 
  Shut,  shut  the  door,  good  John  !  fatigued,  I  said  Tie 
  up  the  knocker;  say  I'm  sick,  I'm  dead.  --Pope. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Knocker  \Knock"er\,  n. 
  1.  A  person  strikingly  handsome,  beautiful,  or  fine;  one  who 
  wins  admiration;  a  ``stunner.''  [Slang.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  knocker 
  n  1:  one  who  disparages  or  belittles  the  worth  of  something  [syn: 
  {detractor},  {disparager},  {depreciator}] 
  2:  either  of  two  soft  fleshy  milk-secreting  glandular  organs  on 
  the  chest  of  a  woman  [syn:  {breast},  {bosom},  {boob},  {tit}, 
  {titty}] 
  3:  a  device  (usually  metal  and  ornamental)  attached  by  a  hinge 
  to  a  door  [syn:  {doorknocker}]




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