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| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. |
| Knock |
| He gives one knock on the iron and two on the anvil. | 1 |
| He giveth one knock on the hoop and another on the barrel; i.e., he speaks now to the purpose, now on matter wholly extraneous. | 2 |
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