knacker
名词 n.
动词 v.
英 /ˈnakə/
美 /ˈnækɚ/
英文释义
名词 n.
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One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc.
— Near-synonym: toymaker
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One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely between the fingers, and struck together by moving the hand.
— A Bachanalian dancing the Spanish Morisco, with knackers at his fingers.
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A harnessmaker or saddlemaker; their place of business (e.g., saddlery).
— Plow-wright , Cart-wright, Knacker and Smith
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One who slaughters and (especially) renders worn-out livestock (especially horses) and sells their flesh, bones and hides.
— Near-synonyms: slaughterer, slaughterman
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One who dismantles old ships, houses, etc. and sells their components.
— Near-synonyms: salvager, salvor; scrapper, wrecker, breaker; shipbreaker, car breaker
- An itinerant person, especially one of Irish Traveller heritage.
- A person of lower social class; a chav, skanger, or similar.
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A testicle.
— He looked like someone had put a 9mm full metal jacket round through his left scrotum. He even had his mouth open in some parody of a soundless scream, much as I imagined I would do if someone shot my left knacker off.
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An old, worn-out horse.
— Believe me, you can get an old knacker for cheap at the glue yard, but it won't carry you as far as a thoroughbred!
- A collier's horse.
动词 v.
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To tire out, exhaust; to beat up and use up (something), leaving it worn out and damaged.
— Carrying that giant statue up those stairs completely knackered me.
- To reprimand.
词汇关系
词源
词源 1
From Old Norse hnak (“saddle”) (whence Icelandic hnakkur (“saddle”)).
词源 2
From Old Norse hnak (“saddle”) (whence Icelandic hnakkur (“saddle”)).
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