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"