knacker ( synonym found)

Definition of knacker:

(n) : one who makes knickknacks, toys, etc; one of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely between the fingers, and struck together by moving the hand; -- called also clapper
"1933: After a few years even the whip loses its virtue, and the pony goes to the knacker. -- George Orwell, Down and Out in Paris and London, Ch. XXII, pg. 117-118 (Harvest / Harcourt paperback edition)."
(v) : to tire out, become exhausted
"carrying that giant statue up those stairs knackered me out"

Definition of knacker:

(n) : one who makes knickknacks, toys, etc; one of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely between the fingers, and struck together by moving the hand; -- called also clapper
"1933: After a few years even the whip loses its virtue, and the pony goes to the knacker. -- George Orwell, Down and Out in Paris and London, Ch. XXII, pg. 117-118 (Harvest / Harcourt paperback edition)."
(v) : to tire out, become exhausted
"carrying that giant statue up those stairs knackered me out"

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