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knock-shop

knock-shop noun: a shop that does bodywork on motor vehicles. Also the alternative form of knocking shop.

Noun

knock-shop (plural knock-shops)

  1. (informal) A shop that does bodywork on motor vehicles.
    • Delighted, we set about organising some 4X4 gear and purchased a second-hand Landy in reasonable nick which had to be fitted with long-range tanks, a roofrack and all the clever mod-cons. The knock-shop had nearly three months to do it.2004, I'm Alright Jack: Bush Tales II, page 52
    • You may be completely uninsured, and so be tempted to take your car into an affordable backyard knock-shop.2018 March 2, “How To Choose The Right Panel Beater”, in Women on Wheels

Also used as

knock-shop is also the alternative form of knocking shop.

Forms of knock-shop

pluralknock-shops

Questions about knock-shop

What does knock-shop mean?
Knock-shop means a shop that does bodywork on motor vehicles.
What part of speech is knock-shop?
Knock-shop is a noun.
What is the plural of knock-shop?
The plural of knock-shop is knock-shops.

Words near knock-shop in the dictionary

  1. knock-on effect
  2. knock-on effects
  3. knock-ons
  4. knock-out
  5. knock-outs
  6. knock-shop
  7. knock-shops
  8. knock-up
  9. knock-ups
  10. knockabout
  11. knockabouts

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