knackery

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knack·er

(năk′ər)

n. Chiefly British

1. A person who buys worn-out or old livestock and slaughters them to sell the meat or hides.

2. A person who buys unwanted structures, such as houses or ships, and dismantles them to sell the materials.

[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]

knack′er·y (-ə-rē) n.

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knackery

(ˈnækərɪ)

n, pl -eries

archaic informal Brit a slaughterhouse for horses

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However, one knackery said it shot the dogs in bulk.

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