Meanings
noun
- alternativeAlternative spelling of knocking shop.
McPhail ran Maitland's brothels—knocking-shops in Maryhill, Riddrie, Dennistoun, and the more upscale saunas in the West End and city centre.
2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 250
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knocking-shop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knocking-shop
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“knocking-shop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knocking-shop. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knocking-shop,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knocking-shop.
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