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knocker-uppers

knocker-uppers is the plural of knocker-upper.

Meaning of knocker-upper

Noun

knocker-upper (plural knocker-uppers)

  1. (a tool to hammer the top head of a cask into place through the bung hole) .
  2. (humorous, informal) The male who has sired a pregnancy.
    • What, Shelley is pregnant?! Who's the knocker-upper? [ = Who's the father?]

Questions about knocker-uppers

What is knocker-uppers the plural of?
Knocker-uppers is the plural of knocker-upper.

Words near knocker-uppers in the dictionary

  1. knocker
  2. knocker up
  3. knocker ups
  4. knocker-up
  5. knocker-upper
  6. knocker-uppers
  7. knocker-ups
  8. knockered
  9. knockerless
  10. knockers
  11. knockers up

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