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   Knack·er

   /ˈnakər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person whose business is the disposal of dead or unwanted animals, especially those whose flesh is not fit for human consumption. British
   • 2. testicles. vulgar slang British
   • 3. an uncouth or loutish person. informal, derogatory Irish

   verb

   • 1. tire (someone) out: "this weekend has really knackered me"
   • 2. damage (something) severely: "I knackered my ankle playing on Sunday"

   Word Origin late 16th century (originally denoting a harness-maker, then a slaughterer of horses): possibly from obsolete knack ‘trinket’. The word also had the sense ‘old worn-out horse’ (late 18th century). knacker (sense 2 of the noun) may be from dialect knacker ‘castanet’, from obsolete knack ‘make a sharp abrupt noise’, of imitative origin. It is unclear whether the verb represents a figurative use of ‘slaughter’, from knacker (sense 1 of the noun), or of ‘castrate’, from knacker (sense 2 of the noun).

   Scrabble Points: 17

   • K

     5

   • N

     1

   • A

     1

   • C

     3

   • K

     5

   • E

     1

   • R

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