Definizione monolingua

knocker

knocker (plural knockers)

1. A device, usually hinged with a striking plate, used for knocking on a door.
2. A person who knocks (denigrates) many things.
3. (slang) (usually in plural) A womans breasts.
4. A dwarf, goblin, or sprite imagined to dwell in mines and to indicate the presence of ore by knocking particularly in Cardigan etc. in South Wales (18th..19th century).
5. (pinball) A mechanical device in a pinball table that produces a loud percussive noise.
   • 1963, Harpers magazine (volume 226)

     A good game needs color, lights, bells, gongs, and knockers, all to assure the player he is making progress […]

Definizione dizionario knocker

battente

martello

Altri significati:

A device, usually hinged with a striking plate, used for knocking on a door

(slang) (usually in plural) A woman's breasts.

A device, usually hinged with a striking plate, used for knocking on a door.

A dwarf, goblin, or sprite imagined to dwell in mines and to indicate the presence of ore by knocking particularly in Cardigan etc. in South Wales (18th..19th century).

A person who knocks (denigrates) many things.