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last knockings

/ ˈɒɪŋ /

plural noun

  1. informal.
    the final stage of a period or activity

    the last knockings of his football career

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of last knockings1

C20: originally referring to the final payment made to a temporary worker
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They led the hosts in the tournament opener through a Gustavo Sangare goal, only for Vincent Aboubakar to slot two penalties during the last knockings of the first half.

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Or perhaps, at last knockings, he will purposefully start a fight to salvage his struggling campaign.

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A last-minute-of-stoppage-time equaliser for Brighton against Manchester United - you can follow the last knockings of that game with Rob Smyth here:

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Tony Murray’s book Holy Pictures captures the last knockings of an Ireland wholly dominated by the ritual and calendar of the Catholic church.

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In the event, this ode to the last knockings of the old studio system might just be Tarantino’s best work since the first Kill Bill, even if the film’s third act left some cold.

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