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postman's knock

postman's knock noun: a double knock at the door to indicate the delivery of letters or telegrams.

Noun

postman's knock (countable and uncountable, plural postman's knocks)

  1. (countable) A double knock at the door to indicate the delivery of letters or telegrams.
    • Whilst he was speaking we were startled by a knock at the hall door, the double postman's knock of the telegraph boy.1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula, Westminster [London]: Archibald Constable and Company, […], →OCLC
  2. (uncountable) Synonym of post office (“a party game involving the exchange of kisses”).
    Synonyms:
    post office

Synonyms of postman's knock

Forms of postman's knock

pluralpostman's knocks

Questions about postman's knock

What does postman's knock mean?
Postman's knock means a double knock at the door to indicate the delivery of letters or telegrams.
What part of speech is postman's knock?
Postman's knock is a noun.
What is the plural of postman's knock?
The plural of postman's knock is postman's knocks.

Words near postman's knock in the dictionary

  1. postmagmatic
  2. postmaintenance
  3. postmalarial
  4. postmammillary
  5. postman
  6. postman's knock
  7. postman's knocks
  8. postmandibular
  9. postmanipulation
  10. postmarathon
  11. postmarginal

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