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knock the persimmon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables
knock- the per-sim-mon
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To succeed; to obtain success.

American usage; Dated

Etymology

From the expression the longest pole knocks the persimmon.

Usage

Inflected Forms

knocks the persimmon (present, singular) knocking the persimmon (participle, present) knocked the persimmon (participle, past) knocked the persimmon (past)

Questions

What does knock the persimmon mean?
To succeed; to obtain success.
Where does knock the persimmon come from?
From the expression the longest pole knocks the persimmon.

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