knocker-off

noun

plural knockers-off or knocker-offs

1

: a worker who knocks temporary hoops from barrels by hand or by machine after heads and permanent hoops have been placed

2

: a worker who uses a chisel to break apart castings and remove sprues from molded and cast articles

Word History

Etymology

knock off + -er

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