knockoffs
plural of knockoff
• knocks off
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
26 June 2025
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
