Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - knocker
Knocker
knocker
n. 1 a metal or wooden instrument hinged to a door for knocking to call attention. 2 a person or thing that knocks. 3 (in pl.) coarse sl. a woman's breasts. 4 a person who buys or sells door to door. Phrases and idioms knocker-up Brit. hist. a person employed to rouse early workers by knocking at their doors or windows. on the knocker 1 a (buying or selling) from door to door. b (obtained) on credit. 2 Austral. & NZ colloq. promptly. up to the knocker Brit. sl. in good condition; to perfection.
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noun Date: 14th century one that knocks: as, a metal ring, bar, or hammer hinged to a door for use in knocking, a persistently pessimistic critic, breast ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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