last knockings

/ ˈnɒkɪŋz /

plural noun

1. informal.
   the final stage of a period or activity

   the last knockings of his football career

Word History and Origins

Origin of last knockings¹

C20: originally referring to the final payment made to a temporary worker

Example Sentences

They led the hosts in the tournament opener through a Gustavo Sangare goal, only for Vincent Aboubakar to slot two penalties during the last knockings of the first half.

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Or perhaps, at last knockings, he will purposefully start a fight to salvage his struggling campaign.

From The Guardian

A last-minute-of-stoppage-time equaliser for Brighton against Manchester United - you can follow the last knockings of that game with Rob Smyth here:

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Tony Murray’s book Holy Pictures captures the last knockings of an Ireland wholly dominated by the ritual and calendar of the Catholic church.

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In the event, this ode to the last knockings of the old studio system might just be Tarantino’s best work since the first Kill Bill, even if the film’s third act left some cold.

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