See Also: knacker(medicine)
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knacker(2) (iou)



knacker noun2. L16.
[Origin uncertain: in sense 1 perh. orig. maker of the smaller articles of harness (from KNACK noun2 + -ER2).]
A harness-maker; a saddler. dial. L16.
An old worn-out horse. dial. L18.
A buyer of old or worn-out horses for slaughter. E19.
fig.: J. Carey The knacker's yard of language. This is where cliches come to die.
b. A buyer of old houses, ships, etc., for their materials. L19.
knackery noun a knacker's yard or business M19.