"knee-capping" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: knee-cappings [plural]
Etymology: knee-cap + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|knee-cap|ing}} knee-cap + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} knee-capping (plural knee-cappings)
  1. Alternative spelling of kneecapping Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: kneecapping
    Sense id: en-knee-capping-en-noun-RKjLF31g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing

Inflected forms

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