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Newgate knocker
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English
en
Etymology
Supposed to resemble the knocker on the prisoners' door at Newgate.
Noun
en UK slang obsolete A lock of hair worn twisted back toward the ear.
en aggravator number six
References
en 1873 John Camden Hotten The Slang Dictionary