knocking-shop en · NOUN
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of knocking shop.
alt of knocking shop
McPhail ran Maitland's brothels—knocking-shops in Maryhill, Riddrie, Dennistoun, and the more upscale saunas in the West End and city centre.
2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 250: