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Bob Dobson · 10-12-2010, 16:56

You would be well advised not to tell any Amnetricans that your granny was a knocker up, as it has a meaning over there simiklar to our term - knocking off, as in. " Ah were knockin' mi mate's wife off"

10-12-2010, 16:56	#21
Bob Dobson Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Staining, Blackpool Posts: 3,096 Liked: 407 times Rep Power: 158676	Re: The 'knocker-upper' and lamplighter You would be well advised not to tell any Amnetricans that your granny was a knocker up, as it has a meaning over there simiklar to our term - knocking off, as in. " Ah were knockin' mi mate's wife off"