knocked-up
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There was some kind of report that Warrigal had been seen making towards Nulla Mountain, looking very weak and miserable, on a knocked-up horse; but they did not know whether it was true or false.
From Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields by Rolf Boldrewood
This overcasting is done by inserting a fine needle near the back of the knocked-up sheets from above and drawing the thread almost quite through, the second and following stitches all being made from above.
From Practical Bookbinding by Paul Adam
I threw myself from the saddle, and led my knocked-up steed towards him.
From Paddy Finn by Archibald Webb
Before midday, and whilst still sixty miles from town, my horse knocked-up completely, and would not go another step.
From A First Year in Canterbury Settlement by Samuel Butler
Our dogs knocked-up completely, and we ourselves were somewhat tired and hungry, partly from night-watching and partly from having fasted since early dawn, whereas it was now four o'clock.
From A First Year in Canterbury Settlement by Samuel Butler
“Life there is like a buzzsaw knocked up a glitter bomb,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024
Erling Haaland leaps highest and connects with a powerful header but it's knocked up towards the other end.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2024
With the Rangers on their third power play, DeAngelo’s shot was stopped by Varlamov and knocked up in the air before it fell to the ice behind him.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 16, 2020
As the exhibition also shows, the most potent, DIY form of graphic design is the meme, knocked up in seconds, around the world in minutes.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 2, 2018
Each lot is once more knocked up, placed in piles crosswise, and afterwards pressed.
From Practical Bookbinding by Paul Adam
