KNOCKOFF
knockoff, clone
(noun) an unauthorized copy or imitation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
knockoff (plural knockoffs)
An imitation of something, particularly a well-known product, usually lower in quality and price than the original.
A device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles.
Source: Wiktionary
Knock"-off`, a.
Definition: That knocks off; of or pertaining to knocking off.
Knock"-off`, n.
Definition: Act or place of knocking off; that which knocks off; specif. (Mach.),
Definition: a cam or the like for disconnecting something, as a device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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