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The Knocker, Knacker, or Tommyknocker (US) is a mythical, subterranean, gnome-like creature in Cornish and Devon folklore. The Welsh counterpart is the coblyn . It is closely related to the Irish leprechaun , Kentish kloker and the English and Scottish brownie .
Knocker (folklore), mythical creature in Welsh and Cornish folklore; Knocker (radio series) Popper knockers or Clackers, a toy popular around 1970; Saggarmaker's bottom knocker, manufacturer of saggars (boxlike containers used in firing pottery) in the UK; Staple knocker, tool resembling a screwdriver for removing staples and shredded material
The Tommyknockers is a 1987 science fiction novel by Stephen King.While maintaining a horror style, the novel is an excursion into the realm of science fiction for King, as the residents of the Maine town of Haven gradually fall under the influence of a mysterious object buried in the woods.
Paid door knockers working on behalf of a firm hired by Elon Musk's America PAC spoke to 'Wired' about their poor work conditions, including being driven around in the back of a seatless U-Haul van
A coblyn (plural coblynau [1]) is a mythical gnome-like creature that is said to haunt the mines and quarries of Wales and areas of Welsh settlement in America. [2]Like the Knockers of Cornish folklore they often help miners to the richest veins of ore or other treasures by their peculiar knocking sound.
A knocker-up or knocker-upper was a member of a profession [1] in the Netherlands, Britain, Ireland, and some other countries that started during, and lasted well into, the Industrial Revolution, when alarm clocks were neither cheap nor reliable. A knocker-up's job was to rouse sleeping people so they could get to work on time.
Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut is here and she’s not playing any games. Based on the true story of murderer Rodney Alcala, Woman of the Hour, which hit Netflix on Friday, October 18 ...
Data from General characteristics Type: Three cylinders, opposed pistons. Uniflow ports. Bore: 3 1 ⁄ 4 inch (83 mm) Stroke: 4 inch (102 mm) Displacement: 3.261 L (200 cu in) Performance Power output: 105 bhp (78 kW) at 2,400 rpm Torque: 270 lb.ft at 1,200 rpm BMEP: 105 lb.sq.in Applications Trucks The TS3 was used in both the Commer and Karrier range of trucks. As the horizontal cylinders ...