| 释义 |
knack·er
I. \ˈnakə(r)\ noun
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Etymology: knack (III) + -er
: something (as a castanet) used to make a sharp sound or noise; especially : one of two pieces of bone or wood held loosely between the fingers and struck together by moving the hand — usually used in plural
II. noun
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Etymology: probably from English dialect knacker, nacker harnessmaker, saddle maker, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic hnakkur saddle; akin to Old Norse hnakki, hnakkr back of the neck — more at neck
1. also knacker·man \-mən\ Britain : one that buys worn-out domestic animals or their carcasses and disposes of the products for other purposes than use as human food (as for animal food or fertilizer)
< Jones will sell you to the knacker, who will cut your throat and boil you down for the foxhounds — George Orwell >
2. Britain : one that buys up old structures (as buildings or ships) for their constituent materials
3. dialect England : an old worn-out domestic animal (as a horse) |