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knock-shop en · NOUN

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1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of knocking shop.
   alt of knocking shop
   • Prue's mind raced. "You mean, Harry Allway has a house at Ulladulla?" "More of a weekend knock-shop, from what I hear," sneered the old salt. 1985, Alexander Buzo, The search for Harry Allway, page 140:
   • Wits is voyeur to the underbelly of the city; like a madam in a knock-shop, she watches equivocally the mess of city garbage tangled erotically with roadside gambling and sunglass-snatching 2006, Mary Rorich, “Knowledge is Power, And You'd Better Believe it”, in Margaret Orr, Mary Rorich, Finuala Dowling, editors, The Wits Wonderwoman Book: Buttons and Breakfasts:
   • The other two doors lead God only knows where but Misty's knock-shop is just around the corner and our barman Adam tells us: "We get a few men coming in who don't want a drink." 2008 March 10, Andrew Taylor, “La Strada”, in Sydney Morning Herald:
2. (informal) A shop that does bodywork on motor vehicles.
   • You may be completely uninsured, and so be tempted to take your car into an affordable backyard knock-shop. 2018 March 2, “How To Choose The Right Panel Beater”, in Women on Wheels:
   • Delighted, we set about organising some 4X4 gear and purchased a second-hand Landy in reasonable nick which had to be fitted with long-range tanks, a roofrack and all the clever mod-cons. The knock-shop had nearly three months to do it. 2004, I'm Alright Jack: Bush Tales II, page 52:

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