Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1874
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KNOCKEY, n. See quot. and cf. Eng. knock up, to arouse from sleep by knocking.Ags. c.1874 Dundee Courier (27 May 1965):
Women were wakened by a man who was named a knockey.
