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knacker

knac·ker

UK/ˈnakə/ US/ˈnækɚ/ uncommon archaic obsolete slang uk vulgar

noun

1.

someone who buys old buildings or ships and breaks them up to recover the materials in them

2.

someone who buys up old horses for slaughter

Origin

From Old Norse hnak (“saddle”) (whence Icelandic hnakkur (“saddle”)).

Phrases

  • knacker's yard

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