postman's knock
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Whilst he was speaking we were startled by a knock at the hall door, the double postman’s knock of the telegraph boy.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
Mr. Shute was equal to the occasion, and let fly his usual postman's knock with both barrels.
From Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. by Ross, Martin
"You can't play 'unt the slipper, or postman's knock with an 'armonium."
From Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles by Jenkins, Hebert
In the midst of this conversation, the postman's knock was heard, and a moment later a servant brought Charlotte a letter.
From How It All Came Round by Meade, L. T.
The postman's knock from door to door down every street in town—house to house from one end of your British Islands to the other!
From The Camera Fiend by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)
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