KNOCKDOWN • DICTIONARY ONE.COM • Definition of Knockdown

... thought it as well to leave London for a short time. That this attack was really instigated by the men I have no doubt whatever, since, as you have heard, it was begun by a Lascar, who tried to stab one of my companions and who received a knockdown blow that caused his death from one of the others. It is a well known fact that these people will cherish for many years a determination to avenge any injury. However, I hope that after the failure of this attempt upon my life I shall hear no more ...

— Colonel Thorndyke's Secret • G. A. Henty