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Meaning of knock shop | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Examples

“I was seven years in Aussie, and I lived with the queens in a one-bedroomed place in Melbourne. They were all cracking it on the street and I worked in a knock shop.”

““They know a lot of women in Bilbarra.” “Yeah, only they all live at the knock shop,” Teague said.”

“World War II and its influx of American servicemen into Auckland provided the impetus for MacKenzie's dual career. The frock shop was finally shut in 1957, as the knock shop continued to thrive. Between 1962 and 1976, she appeared in court six times on brothel-keeping charges, and was twice jailed for six months.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

knock together knock up knock-'em-downs knock-and-announce knock-and-talk knock-for-knock agreement