postman's knock

noun

A double knock at the door to indicate the delivery of letters or telegrams.

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Meanings

nounpostman's knock (countable and uncountable, plural postman's knocks)

plural postman's knocks

  1. countableA double knock at the door to indicate the delivery of letters or telegrams.

    Whilst he was speaking we were startled by a knock at the hall door, the double postman's knock of the telegraph boy.

    1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula, Westminster [London]: Archibald Constable and Company, […], →OCLC
  2. uncountableSynonym of post office (“a party game involving the exchange of kisses”).

    Synonyms: post office

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of post office (“a party game involving the exchange of kisses”).

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post office
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post office
Cite this entry
APA

postman's knock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postman's%20knock

MLA

“postman's knock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postman's%20knock. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postman's knock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postman's%20knock.

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