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[Dixonary] Round 3177 vote for postrman's knock
A shorter list than usual, but no less creative. Here are 11 definitions of
POSTMAN'S KNOCK, one of which came from a respectable dictionary. Vote for your two favorites no later than 10 EM EDT, Sunday, June 27. 1. [Cockney rhym. slang] a mouse. (After the nursery rhyme "Hickory Dickory Dock.") 2. a deadline. 3. a method of sliding on ice; the slider moving on one foot, and tapping the ice with the other. 4. colloquial reference to the Metropolitan Police Act 1839 which made it illegal to erect a washing line across a yard that obstructed delivery of mail within the city. 5. _Genu valgum_, commonly called "knock-knee," a condition in which the knees angle in and touch each other when the legs are straightened and often seen in those who are on their feet for extended periods of time (e.g., a postman). 6. a psychological illness defined by extreme anxiety about the future. 7. to make an indentation in the edge of a metal plate, as along a seam in a steam boiler or an iron ship, to force the edge of the upper plate hard against the lower and so fill the crevice. 8. [Sl.] gonorrhea. 9. a lightship marking the northern end of the treacherous Goodwin Sands off the coast of Kent, United Kingdom. 10. [rare] two short, sharp raps given with the proximal interphalangeal knuckles of the third and fourth digits; [slang] a modern battering ram or similar device used in door breaching. 11. [Brit.] the action or practice of car stealing, esp. for the purpose of joy-riding [rhyming slang for TWOC, taking without owner's consent] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/di...oglegroups.com. |
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