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adjective

Knockdown adj.

Of force sufficient to fell or completely overthrow; as, a knockdown blow; a knockdown argument..

Designating a rivet end to be formed into a head by upsetting in fastening.

Of or pertaining to the act of knocking down at an auction; specif., designating the price below which an article will not be disposed by the auctioneer.

Made or constructed so as to be capable of being knocked down or taken apart, as for transportation.

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Etymology of 'Knockdown'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Knockdown" Quotes from Famous Books

... sorrowfully and he had the awakening from such a sleep—the slow, yet sudden realization of his trouble finding him out. It entered his consciousness with the force of a knockdown blow; he could hardly stand up against it. Usually he sang or whistled as he dressed himself, and this was so much a habit of his nature that it passed without notice in his household. Once, indeed, his father had fretfully alluded to it, saying, "Singing out ...

— The Measure of a Man • Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

Words linked to "Knockdown" : piece of furniture, collective, furniture, blow, knockdown-dragout