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knacker definition

knacker (nak′ər)

noun

  1. a person who buys and slaughters worn-out horses and sells their flesh as dog's meat, etc.
  2. a person who buys and wrecks old houses, etc. and sells their materials

Etymology: Early ModE, harness maker < ON hnakker, saddle, neck, akin to OE hnecca, neck

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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