knacker

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knacker - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Knacker \Knack"er\, n. [Cf. Icel. hnakkr a saddle.]
     1. a harness maker. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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     2. One who slaughters worn-out horses and sells their flesh
        for dog's meat. [Eng.]
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  Knacker \Knack"er\, n.
     1. One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc. --Mortimer.
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     2. One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely
        between the fingers, and struck together by moving the
        hand; -- called also clapper. --Halliwell.
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knacker - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  knacker
      n 1: someone who buys old buildings or ships and breaks them up
           to recover the materials in them
      2: someone who buys up old horses for slaughter