Definitions for: Knacker

[n] someone who buys up old horses for slaughter
[n] someone who buys old buildings or ships and breaks them up to recover the materials in them

Webster (1913) Definition: Knack"er, n.
1. One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc. --Mortimer.

2. One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely
between the fingers, and struck together by moving the
hand; -- called also clapper. --Halliwell.

Knack"er, n. [Cf. Icel. hnakkr a saddle.]
1. a harness maker. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.

2. One who slaughters worn-out horses and sells their flesh
for dog's meat. [Eng.]

See Also: butcher, slaughterer, wrecker

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