knocked-down
[ nokt-doun ]
/ ˈnɒktˈdaʊn /
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adjective
composed of parts or units that can be disassembled: knocked-down furniture.
Informal. condensed, abridged, simplified, unadorned, etc.: a knocked-down version of a Broadway musical.
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Nearby words
knock-kneed, knock-on, knock-on effect, knockabout, knockdown, knocked-down, knocker, knocking copy, knocking-shop, knockoff, knockout
Origin of knocked-down
First recorded in 1770–80
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for knocked-down
So we're getting a pilot plant: eggs, incubator, and a knocked-down broiler battery so we can try the idea out.
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