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My Good Babushka

(2,710 posts) Sat Jul 5, 2014, 07:33 AM Jul 2014

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Knockers

In Wales, it was believed that subterranean spirits called knockers could lead miners to mineral deposits.

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Knockers (Original Post) My Good Babushka Jul 2014 OP

Not just Wales also Cornwall intaglio Jul 2014 #1

I just wanted to type "knockers" My Good Babushka Jul 2014 #2

Well knackers is also a euphemism intaglio Jul 2014 #3

An assortment of knockers OxQQme Jul 2014 #4

Who's therers? pinboy3niner Jul 2014 #5

Frederick Frankenstein kentauros Jul 2014 #6

intaglio

(8,170 posts)

1. Not just Wales also Cornwall

Reply to My Good Babushka (Original post)

Sat Jul 5, 2014, 08:10 AM

Jul 2014

sometimes the name was transliterated as Knacker
http://news.bbc.co.uk/dna/place-lancashire/plain/A26353596

My Good Babushka

(2,710 posts)

2. I just wanted to type "knockers"

Reply to intaglio (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 5, 2014, 10:14 AM

Jul 2014

and disappoint everyone who clicked on this.

intaglio

(8,170 posts)

3. Well knackers is also a euphemism

Reply to My Good Babushka (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 5, 2014, 10:51 AM

Jul 2014

For something on the other end of the spectrum, so to speak
2 (knackers) vulgar slang Testicles. as in Ken Dodd's little ditty:
"The boy stood on the burning deck
"His pocket full of crackers,
"A spark flew up his trouser leg
"and blew off both his ... buttons,"

OxQQme

(2,550 posts)

4. An assortment of knockers

Reply to My Good Babushka (Original post)

Sun Jul 6, 2014, 02:13 AM

Jul 2014

http://www.homedepot.com/b/Tools-Hardware-Hardware-Door-Knobs-Hardware-Door-Accessories-Door-Knockers/N-5yc1vZc7ko

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

5. Who's therers?

Reply to My Good Babushka (Original post)

Sun Jul 6, 2014, 03:11 AM

Jul 2014

kentauros

(29,414 posts)

6. Frederick Frankenstein

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #5)

Sun Jul 6, 2014, 04:11 AM

Jul 2014

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