Meanings
verbknock the persimmon (third-person singular simple present knocks the persimmon, present participle knocking the persimmon, simple past and past participle knocked the persimmon)
present singular third person knocks the persimmon · participle present knocking the persimmon · participle past knocked the persimmon · past knocked the persimmon
Origin
From the expression the longest pole knocks the persimmon.
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APA
knock the persimmon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knock%20the%20persimmon
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“knock the persimmon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knock%20the%20persimmon. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knock the persimmon,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knock%20the%20persimmon.
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