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death knocks

death knocks is the plural of death knock.

Meaning of death knock

Noun

death knock (plural death knocks)

  1. The journalistic practice of visiting people related to somebody who has died, in order to gather information about the deceased and the manner of death.

Questions about death knocks

What is death knocks the plural of?
Death knocks is the plural of death knock.

Words near death knocks in the dictionary

  1. death kit
  2. death kits
  3. death knell
  4. death knells
  5. death knock
  6. death knocks
  7. death lantern
  8. death lanterns
  9. death list
  10. death lists
  11. death loop

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