FLOORER

Etymology

Noun

floorer (plural floorers)

Someone who floors, lays flooring

(UK) In skittles, the act of knocking down all of the skittles in one throw.

(informal) A knock-down blow.

(informal) A decisive retort.

(informal) A question that one cannot easily answer; a poser.

Anagrams

• forlore, refloor

Source: Wiktionary


Floor"er, n.

Definition: Anything that floors or upsets a person, as a blow that knocks him down; a conclusive answer or retort; a task that exceeds one's abilities. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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