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noun 
  1. One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc.
  2. 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.
  3. a harness maker.
  4. 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).
  1. One who dismantles old ships, houses etc. and sells their components.
  2. (In Ireland and Britain) Offensive name for a member of the Travelling Community; gypsies.
  3. (In Ireland) Slang term with same meaning as 'chav', 'skanger' or 'scobe'.
Translations: 
  • German: Abdecker (4)
verb 
  1. To tire out, become exhausted
Carrying that giant statue up those stairs knackered me out

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