- apple-knocker
- noun Date: 1919 rustic
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
apple-knocker
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apple\ knocker — a hick or redneck, someone who runs around in overalls and knocks apples off trees with a stick That guy from Mountain Top, PA sure is an apple knocker … Dictionary of american slang
apple\ knocker — a hick or redneck, someone who runs around in overalls and knocks apples off trees with a stick That guy from Mountain Top, PA sure is an apple knocker … Dictionary of american slang
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