† derivatorn.
Obsolete. rare.
= deriver n.
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deriver1613
borrowera1616
derivator1652
traducer1670
1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 14 It may sound and signifie well, or ill; as the derivator pleases to fancy, or labours to allude.
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n.1652- to knock spots off
- to knock the ball out of the park
- to knock the balls about
- to knock the bottom out of
- to knock the end in or off
- to knock the hindsight out or off
- to knock the nonsense, etc, out of
- to knock the socks off
- to knock the soul bolts
- to knock the spots off
- to knock the starch out of
- to knock the stuffing out of
- to knock to pieces
- to knock together
- to knock under
- to knock under board, under table
- to knock under board, under the table
- to knock up
- to knock up against
- to knock wood
- to knock — bells out of
- to knock, lay , etc, cold
- to knock, lay out, etc, cold
- to knock, smash, blow, cut, etc, into smithereens
- to knock, smash, blow, cut, etc, to smithereens