| Definitions | noun
- 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; -- called also clapper.
- a harness maker.
- One who slaughters worn-out livestock (especially horses) and sells their flesh, bones and hides.
- 1933: After a few years even the whip loses its virtue, and the pony goes to the . -- George Orwell, Down and Out in Paris and London, Ch. XXII, pg. 117-118 (Harvest / Harcourt paperback edition).
- One who dismantles old ships, houses etc. and sells their components.
- (In Ireland and Britain) Offensive name for a member of the Travelling Community; gypsies.
- (In Ireland) Slang term with same meaning as 'chav', 'skanger' or 'scobe'.
Translations: verb
- To tire out, become exhausted
- Carrying that giant statue up those stairs knackered me out
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