- ring knocker
- Canadian Slangone who has attended RMC.
English dialects glossary. 2013.
ring knocker
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knocker — [näk′ər] n. 1. a person or thing that knocks; specif., a) a small metal ring, hammer, etc. attached by a hinge to a door, for use in knocking for admittance ☆ b) Informal a faultfinder 2. Slang a breast usually used in pl.: a somewhat vulgar term … English World dictionary
knocker — noun Date: 14th century 1. one that knocks: as a. a metal ring, bar, or hammer hinged to a door for use in knocking b. a persistently pessimistic critic 2. often vulgar breast usually used in plural … New Collegiate Dictionary
ring of color — noun small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite • Syn: ↑areola • Derivationally related forms: ↑areolar (for: ↑areola) • Hypernyms: ↑area, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Door knocker — in Florence, Italy. A door knocker is an item of door furniture that allows people outside a house to alert those inside to their presence. A door knocker has a part fixed to the door, and a part (usually metal) which is attached to the door by a … Wikipedia
sanctuary knocker — ▪ architecture also called Sanctuary Ring, in architecture, knocker on the outer door of a Christian church. The sanctuary knocker could be a simple metal ring, which accounts for its other name of sanctuary ring, or it could be highly… … Universalium
sanctuary ring — noun or sanctuary knocker : a ring on a church door, ensuring sanctuary to any laying hold of it … Useful english dictionary
saggar maker's bottom knocker — noun A young boy employed to make the base of a saggar from a lump of fireclay, knocking it into a metal ring with a wooden mallet … Wiktionary
sanctuary knocker — noun see sanctuary ring … Useful english dictionary
ringknocker — ring knocker n. Slang A commissioned nonreservist officer in the U.S. armed forces who is a graduate of one of the three U.S. military academies, especially West Point. * * * … Universalium
Knock, Knock, Ginger — or Knocky Door Ginger were the names for the game dating back to 19th century England or possibly before to the Cornish traditional holiday of Nickanan Night. This game or prank is played by children in many cultures. It involves knocking on the… … Wikipedia
