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knock-shops

knock-shops is the plural of knock-shop.

Meaning of knock-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

Questions about knock-shops

What is knock-shops the plural of?
Knock-shops is the plural of knock-shop.

Words near knock-shops in the dictionary

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

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