KNACKER


Meaning of KNACKER in English

n. & v. Brit.

n. 1 a buyer of useless horses for slaughter. 2 a buyer of old houses, ships, etc. for the materials.

v.tr. sl. 1 kill. 2 (esp. as knackered adj.) exhaust, wear out.

[ 19th c.: orig. unkn. ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.