Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Knacker"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Knacker \Knack"er\, n.
1. One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc. --Mortimer.
2. One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely
between the fingers, and struck together by moving the
hand; -- called also {clapper}. --Halliwell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Knacker \Knack"er\, n. [Cf. Icel. hnakkr a saddle.]
1. a harness maker. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
2. One who slaughters worn-out horses and sells their flesh
for dog's meat. [Eng.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
knacker
n 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
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