Read full poem →That so oft
Falls the knocker of my door--
Neither loud nor soft,
Dictionary Entry
A device, usually hinged with a striking plate, used for knocking on a door.
Origin
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Common Phrases
. knockersounded knockerknocker brassknocker doorknocker ironknocker headknocker bronzeknocker heavy
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Poetry examples for “knocker”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →I shall not hear the door shut
Nor the knocker strike.
Read full poem →He -- doesn't weary --
Last -- at the Knocker --
And first -- at the Bell.