knock-'em-downn.

Brit.

/ˈnɒkəmdaʊn/, U.S.

/ˈnɑkəmˌdaʊn/

Etymology: A phrase used as a name.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈknock-'em-ˈdown.

A stick with a coconut or the like stuck on it to be aimed at.

ΘΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > place of amusement or entertainment > fairground or amusement park > [noun] > coconut shy, Aunt Sally, etc.

Jack-a-Lent1553

knock-'em-down1828

cockshy1833

stick1838

Aunt Sally1858

hoopla1909

1828 ‘J. Bee’ Living Picture London 263 The charms of nine pins—whether they be skittles, knock-em-down, bowl-and-tip, dutch-pins, or the more sturdy four-corners.

1847 R. Brown in Mem. (1866) vii. 126 The fair and whirligigs and knockemdowns.

1870 Daily News 4 June At the deserted knock-'em-down grounds the sticks stood in melancholy rows, protesting against the public contempt for cocoa nuts.

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

单词	knock-em-down
释义	knock-'em-downn. Brit. /ˈnɒkəmdaʊn/, U.S. /ˈnɑkəmˌdaʊn/ Etymology: A phrase used as a name.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈknock-'em-ˈdown. A stick with a coconut or the like stuck on it to be aimed at. ΘΠ society > leisure > entertainment > place of amusement or entertainment > fairground or amusement park > [noun] > coconut shy, Aunt Sally, etc. Jack-a-Lent1553 knock-'em-down1828 cockshy1833 stick1838 Aunt Sally1858 hoopla1909 1828 ‘J. Bee’ Living Picture London 263 The charms of nine pins—whether they be skittles, knock-em-down, bowl-and-tip, dutch-pins, or the more sturdy four-corners. 1847 R. Brown in Mem. (1866) vii. 126 The fair and whirligigs and knockemdowns. 1870 Daily News 4 June At the deserted knock-'em-down grounds the sticks stood in melancholy rows, protesting against the public contempt for cocoa nuts. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1828
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