"slobber knocker" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-slobber knocker.wav Forms: slobber knockers [plural], slobberknocker [alternative], slobber-knocker [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} slobber knocker (plural slobber knockers)
  1. (informal) A violent collision experienced by a person. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-slobber_knocker-en-noun-aEaJQcZp Disambiguation of Violence: 69 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10
  2. (informal) A violent physical confrontation. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-slobber_knocker-en-noun-FckCvYrk

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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