"knocks wood" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} knocks wood
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of knock wood Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: knock wood
    Sense id: en-knocks_wood-en-verb-zwgaE~if Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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