knock-comb. form

Stress is determined by a range of factors though some degree of stress is usually maintained on this combining form.

the verb-stem or noun of action in combination. Also with adverbs, as See also knockabout adj. and n., knock-down adj. and n., knock-knee n., etc.

knock-bark n.

Brit.

/ˈnɒkbɑːk/

U.S.

/ˈnɑkˌbɑrk/

Mining ore that has been crushed.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > mineral material > ore > [noun] > crushed ore

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sludge1757

slime1758

pulp1837

debris1871

slum1874

1653 E. Manlove Liberties & Customes Lead-mines Derby 266 Fell, Bous, and Knock~barke.

1747 [see knock-stone n.].

1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Knock~bark, ore after it is reduced by the hand or machine.

knock-knock n., v., and int.

Brit.

/ˈnɒknɒk/

U.S.

/ˈnɑkˌnɑk/

in various senses (see quots.).

1904 Daily Chron. 2 July 8/1 The knock-knocking at the door sending a thrill through the pulse.

1936 Variety 19 Aug. 25/5 Manager Russell Bovim, of Loew's Broad, Columbus, cashed in handsomely on the ‘Knock Knock’ craze now sweeping the country.

1941 C. Graves Life Line 179 Certain trawlers have the job of sweeping for magnetic mines (known as ‘Maggies’) and the latest acoustic mines (known as ‘knock-knocks’).

1957 O. Nash You can't get there from Here 151 Who, rapped Mr. Webster, escapes an escapee? That, knock-knocked Mr. Merriam, is what puzzles me.

1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren v. 82 A craze for Wellerisms is apt to develop in a school in the same way that there are still sometimes crazes for limericks, Little Audrey jokes, Knock-knocks, and Shaggy-dog stories.

1961 E. Partridge Dict. Slang (ed. 5) II. 1161/1 Knock! knock! A c.p., dating from the middle of Nov. 1936... Orig. ex U.S. It is used, esp. among busmen, by a person about to tell a dirty story or, esp., to make a pun, gen. in doubtful taste.

1974 Radio Times 19 Oct. 59 ‘Knock, knock.’ ‘Who's there?’ ‘Richard Milhous.’ ‘Richard Milhous who?’ ‘Ah…how quickly people forget.’

knock-stone n.

Brit.

/ˈnɒkstəʊn/

U.S.

/ˈnɑkˌstoʊn/

a stone (or cast-iron plate) on which ore is broken.

1747 W. Hooson Miners Dict. sig. Lj Knockbark [is] all that is carried to the Knock-Stone and there knocked down with the Bucker.

1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 749 A very hard stone slab, or cast-iron plate,..called a knock-stone.

knock-toe n.

Brit.

/ˈnɒktəʊ/

U.S.

/ˈnɑkˌtoʊ/

a galley-punt.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel propelled by sail > [noun] > with specific rig > lugger > types of

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nabbie1839

nickey1874

scaf1877

galley-punt1883

knock-toe1903

Montagu whaler1925

1903 W. C. Russell Overdue vi. 104 It is the Deal galley-punt too, called in the parts she belongs to ‘knocktoe’.

1929 F. C. Bowen Sea Slang 80 Knock-toe, an old name for the Deal lugger-rigged galley punt, in which there was little room for the feet.

knock-under n.

Brit.

/ˌnɒkˈʌndə/

U.S.

/ˌnɑkˈəndər/

an act of ‘knocking under’ (see to knock under at knock v. Phrasal verbs).

1894 R. D. Blackmore Perlycross I. vii. 94 They seem to have brought him down to a flat knock-under.

knock-ˈupable adj.

Brit.

/ˌnɒkˈʌpəbl/

U.S.

/ˌnɑkˈəpəb(ə)l/

likely to be ‘knocked up’ or weak.Apparently an isolated use.

1857 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 5 Apr. (1954) ii. 314 For some time I have been unusually weak and knock-upable.

knockˈupedness n.

Brit.

/ˌnɒkˈʌptnəs/

/ˌnɒkˈʌpᵻdnəs/

U.S.

/ˌnɑkˈəptnəs/

/ˌnɑkˈəpədnəs/

the state of being ‘knocked up’ or weak.Apparently an isolated use.

1855 D. G. Rossetti Let. 19 Sept. (1965) I. 271 I am very sorry indeed to hear of your knockupedness but I warned you about that window.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	knock-
释义	knock-comb. form Stress is determined by a range of factors though some degree of stress is usually maintained on this combining form. the verb-stem or noun of action in combination. Also with adverbs, as See also knockabout adj. and n., knock-down adj. and n., knock-knee n., etc. knock-bark n. Brit. /ˈnɒkbɑːk/ , U.S. /ˈnɑkˌbɑrk/ Mining ore that has been crushed. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > mineral material > ore > [noun] > crushed ore knock-bark1653 schlich1677 slick1683 sludge1757 slime1758 pulp1837 debris1871 slum1874 1653 E. Manlove Liberties & Customes Lead-mines Derby 266 Fell, Bous, and Knock~barke. 1747 [see knock-stone n.]. 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Knock~bark, ore after it is reduced by the hand or machine. knock-knock n., v., and int. Brit. /ˈnɒknɒk/ , U.S. /ˈnɑkˌnɑk/ in various senses (see quots.). Π 1904 Daily Chron. 2 July 8/1 The knock-knocking at the door sending a thrill through the pulse. 1936 Variety 19 Aug. 25/5 Manager Russell Bovim, of Loew's Broad, Columbus, cashed in handsomely on the ‘Knock Knock’ craze now sweeping the country. 1941 C. Graves Life Line 179 Certain trawlers have the job of sweeping for magnetic mines (known as ‘Maggies’) and the latest acoustic mines (known as ‘knock-knocks’). 1957 O. Nash You can't get there from Here 151 Who, rapped Mr. Webster, escapes an escapee? That, knock-knocked Mr. Merriam, is what puzzles me. 1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren v. 82 A craze for Wellerisms is apt to develop in a school in the same way that there are still sometimes crazes for limericks, Little Audrey jokes, Knock-knocks, and Shaggy-dog stories. 1961 E. Partridge Dict. Slang (ed. 5) II. 1161/1 Knock! knock! A c.p., dating from the middle of Nov. 1936... Orig. ex U.S. It is used, esp. among busmen, by a person about to tell a dirty story or, esp., to make a pun, gen. in doubtful taste. 1974 Radio Times 19 Oct. 59 ‘Knock, knock.’ ‘Who's there?’ ‘Richard Milhous.’ ‘Richard Milhous who?’ ‘Ah…how quickly people forget.’ knock-stone n. Brit. /ˈnɒkstəʊn/ , U.S. /ˈnɑkˌstoʊn/ a stone (or cast-iron plate) on which ore is broken. Π 1747 W. Hooson Miners Dict. sig. Lj Knockbark [is] all that is carried to the Knock-Stone and there knocked down with the Bucker. 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 749 A very hard stone slab, or cast-iron plate,..called a knock-stone. knock-toe n. Brit. /ˈnɒktəʊ/ , U.S. /ˈnɑkˌtoʊ/ a galley-punt. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel propelled by sail > [noun] > with specific rig > lugger > types of barca-longa1681 nabbie1839 nickey1874 scaf1877 galley-punt1883 knock-toe1903 Montagu whaler1925 1903 W. C. Russell Overdue vi. 104 It is the Deal galley-punt too, called in the parts she belongs to ‘knocktoe’. 1929 F. C. Bowen Sea Slang 80 Knock-toe, an old name for the Deal lugger-rigged galley punt, in which there was little room for the feet. knock-under n. Brit. /ˌnɒkˈʌndə/ , U.S. /ˌnɑkˈəndər/ an act of ‘knocking under’ (see to knock under at knock v. Phrasal verbs). Π 1894 R. D. Blackmore Perlycross I. vii. 94 They seem to have brought him down to a flat knock-under. knock-ˈupable adj. Brit. /ˌnɒkˈʌpəbl/ , U.S. /ˌnɑkˈəpəb(ə)l/ likely to be ‘knocked up’ or weak.Apparently an isolated use. Π 1857 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 5 Apr. (1954) ii. 314 For some time I have been unusually weak and knock-upable. knockˈupedness n. Brit. /ˌnɒkˈʌptnəs/ , /ˌnɒkˈʌpᵻdnəs/ , U.S. /ˌnɑkˈəptnəs/ , /ˌnɑkˈəpədnəs/ the state of being ‘knocked up’ or weak.Apparently an isolated use. Π 1855 D. G. Rossetti Let. 19 Sept. (1965) I. 271 I am very sorry indeed to hear of your knockupedness but I warned you about that window. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1653
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