apple-knocker

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

apple +‎ knocker, suggesting a person who knocks apples from the trees to harvest them.

Noun[edit]

apple-knocker (plural apple-knockers)

  1. (Canada, US) rustic; yokel; rube
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