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postman's knocks

postman's knocks is the plural of postman's knock.

Meaning of postman's knock

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

Questions about postman's knocks

What is postman's knocks the plural of?
Postman's knocks is the plural of postman's knock.

Words near postman's knocks in the dictionary

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

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