knockbackn.

Brit.

/ˈnɒkbak/, U.S.

/ˈnɑkˌbæk/, Australian English /ˈnɔkbæk/, New Zealand English

/ˈnɒkbɛk/

Etymology: Phrase to knock back (see to knock back 1 at knock v. Phrasal verbs) used as noun.

dialect, and Australian and New Zealand colloquial.

A refusal, a rebuff.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [noun] > a check or rebuff

rebuke?a1513

counterbuff1579

damp1584

check?c1600

turnagain1630

rebuff1672

knock1898

knockback1898

1898 Evesham Jrnl. 21 May 7/1 He..objected to the powers of the guardians being relegated to the officers. It was a knock-back.

1902 Eng. Dial. Dict. III. 478/2 It was a nasty reply—a complete knock-back.

1919 W. H. Downing Digger Dial. 31 Knock-back, a refusal.

1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 18 Jan. 17 I sought casual work... Result, six flat knockbacks.

1941 K. Tennant Battlers xvii. 182 She could take a ‘knock-back’ as though it didn't matter.

1943 F. Sargeson in Penguin New Writing 17 56 And I said to myself, well, a knock~back from one of yous isn't going to make me lose any sleep.

1960 N. Hilliard Maori Girl ii. xiv. 161 She had mentioned the knock-back from the Tallahassee Milk Bar.

1962 Woman 31 Mar. 18/3 He [an Australian] had had his share of knockbacks. Including a daddy of a one from Belle herself.

1972 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 9 Jan. 5/2 When he lead[s] the conversation..on to Jesus and Christianity we don't get any knockbacks.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	knockback
释义	knockbackn. Brit. /ˈnɒkbak/, U.S. /ˈnɑkˌbæk/, Australian English /ˈnɔkbæk/, New Zealand English /ˈnɒkbɛk/ Etymology: Phrase to knock back (see to knock back 1 at knock v. Phrasal verbs) used as noun. dialect, and Australian and New Zealand colloquial. A refusal, a rebuff. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [noun] > a check or rebuff rebuke?a1513 counterbuff1579 damp1584 check?c1600 turnagain1630 rebuff1672 knock1898 knockback1898 1898 Evesham Jrnl. 21 May 7/1 He..objected to the powers of the guardians being relegated to the officers. It was a knock-back. 1902 Eng. Dial. Dict. III. 478/2 It was a nasty reply—a complete knock-back. 1919 W. H. Downing Digger Dial. 31 Knock-back, a refusal. 1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 18 Jan. 17 I sought casual work... Result, six flat knockbacks. 1941 K. Tennant Battlers xvii. 182 She could take a ‘knock-back’ as though it didn't matter. 1943 F. Sargeson in Penguin New Writing 17 56 And I said to myself, well, a knock~back from one of yous isn't going to make me lose any sleep. 1960 N. Hilliard Maori Girl ii. xiv. 161 She had mentioned the knock-back from the Tallahassee Milk Bar. 1962 Woman 31 Mar. 18/3 He [an Australian] had had his share of knockbacks. Including a daddy of a one from Belle herself. 1972 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 9 Jan. 5/2 When he lead[s] the conversation..on to Jesus and Christianity we don't get any knockbacks. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1898
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