knock-shop

English[edit]

knock-shop (plural knock-shops)

Alternative form of knocking shop
- 1985, Alexander Buzo, The search for Harry Allway, page 140:
  Prue's mind raced. "You mean, Harry Allway has a house at Ulladulla?" "More of a weekend knock-shop, from what I hear," sneered the old salt.
- 2006, Mary Rorich, “Knowledge is Power, And You'd Better Believe it”, in Margaret Orr, Mary Rorich, Finuala Dowling, editors, The Wits Wonderwoman Book: Buttons and Breakfasts:
  Wits is voyeur to the underbelly of the city; like a madam in a knock-shop, she watches equivocally the mess of city garbage tangled erotically with roadside gambling and sunglass-snatching
- 2008 March 10, Andrew Taylor, “La Strada”, in Sydney Morning Herald:
  The other two doors lead God only knows where but Misty's knock-shop is just around the corner and our barman Adam tells us: "We get a few men coming in who don't want a drink."
(informal) A shop that does bodywork on motor vehicles.
- 2004, I'm Alright Jack: Bush Tales II, page 52:
  Delighted, we set about organising some 4X4 gear and purchased a second-hand Landy in reasonable nick which had to be fitted with long-range tanks, a roofrack and all the clever mod-cons. The knock-shop had nearly three months to do it.
- 2018 March 2, “How To Choose The Right Panel Beater”, in Women on Wheels:
  You may be completely uninsured, and so be tempted to take your car into an affordable backyard knock-shop.