knacker

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈnakə/

Noun

Britain Ireland offensive slang UK in-plural dialectal obsolete

One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc. / One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely between the fingers, and struck together by moving the hand; a clapper. / A harness maker.

Japanese Meaning

小物やおもちゃなどを作る人。 / 指の間に持って、手を動かして叩き合わせる骨や木の部品の一つ（打楽器として用いられる場合もある）。 / （馬具などの）製作者、つまり馬具職人。

What is this buttons?

The village knacker spent his afternoons carving tiny wooden animals to sell at the market.

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村の玩具や小物を作る職人は、午後を市場で売るために小さな木製の動物を彫ることに費やしていた。

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Sense（1）

One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc.

Plow-wright , Cart-wright, Knacker and Smith

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Sense（2）

A Bachanalian dancing the Spanish Morisco, with knackers at his fingers.

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Sense（3）

A harness maker.

Sense（4）

One who slaughters and (especially) renders worn-out livestock (especially horses) and sells their flesh, bones and hides.

After a few years even the whip loses its virtue, and the pony goes to the knacker.

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Sense（5）

One who dismantles old ships, houses, etc. and sells their components.

Sense（6）

(Ireland, Britain, offensive) A member of the Travelling Community; a Gypsy.

Sense（7）

(Ireland, offensive, slang) A person of lower social class; a chav, skanger or scobe.

Sense（8）

(UK, slang, chiefly in the plural) A testicle.

He looked like someone had put a 9mm full metal jacket round through his left scrotum. He even had his mouth open in some parody of a soundless scream, much as I imagined I would do if someone shot my left knacker off.

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