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knock-'em-downs

knock-'em-downs noun: the game of skittles.

Noun

knock-'em-downs (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, slang) The game of skittles.

Questions about knock-'em-downs

What does knock-'em-downs mean?
Knock-'em-downs means the game of skittles.
What part of speech is knock-'em-downs?
Knock-'em-downs is a noun.

Words near knock-'em-downs in the dictionary

  1. knock the wind out of someone's sails
  2. knock together
  3. knock under
  4. knock up
  5. knock wood
  6. knock-'em-downs
  7. knock-about
  8. knock-and-announce
  9. knock-and-talk
  10. knock-and-talks
  11. knock-back

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