knackers
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Definitions ofknackers
- One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc.
- One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely between the fingers, and struck together by moving the hand; a clapper.
- A harness maker.
- One who slaughters and (especially) renders worn-out livestock (especially horses) and sells their flesh, bones and hides.
- One who dismantles old ships, houses, etc. and sells their components.
- A member of the Travelling Community; a Gypsy.
- (Northern English) A person of lower social class; a chav, skanger or scobe.
- (chiefly in the plural) A testicle.
- A collier's horse.
- (UK slang) To tire out, exhaust.
Example: "Carrying that giant statue up those stairs knackered me out"
- (UK slang) To reprimand.
Example: "Digital giants Dstv and Vision Group’s Bukedde Television didn’t go untouched with the former lashed for laxities in re-connection especially in cases where a subscriber renewed their subscription by Mobile Money, while the latter got knackered for promoting witchcraft and witch doctors. ( http//trumpetnews.co.ug/2017/03/16/1615/ )"
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