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knocked-down

[nokt-doun]
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adjective
  1. composed of parts or units that can be disassembled: knocked-down furniture.
  2. Informal. condensed, abridged, simplified, unadorned, etc.: a knocked-down version of a Broadway musical.
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Origin of knocked-down

First recorded in 1770–80
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for knocked-down

Historical Examples

  • A dozen of the crew put the knocked-down boats together on the beach.

    Adventure

    Jack London

  • So we're getting a pilot plant: eggs, incubator, and a knocked-down broiler battery so we can try the idea out.

    The Lani People

    J. F. Bone