"knockemdowns" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From knock them down with plural -s. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} knockemdowns (uncountable)
  1. (UK, archaic) The game of tenpins. Tags: UK, archaic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-knockemdowns-en-noun-vSi0HP9X Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1874, Belgravia: A London Magazine, volume 24, page 325:",
          "text": "'O, never fear,' carelessly; 'I'll have a turn at the knockemdowns, and one glass of ale in the booth, and then I'm your man.'",
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          "ref": "1878, John Henry Walsh, British Rural Sports, page 712:",
          "text": "In knockemdowns and bowls ten pins are used, the centre one being called the king, and the ball has to be grounded before it reaches the frame.",
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        "The game of tenpins."
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        "(UK, archaic) The game of tenpins."
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