conk

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"It von't be long that you'll be able to see my crooks vich 'ave been on Figg's conk, and on Jack Broughton's, and on 'Arry Gray's, and many another good fightin' man that was millin' for a livin' before your fathers could eat pap The company laughed again, and encouraged the old man by half- derisive and half-affectionate cries Let 'em 'ave it, Buckhorse!

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  1. noun The head.
  2. noun A blow, especially on the head.
  3. noun Chiefly British The human nose.
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  • Her oven had a tendency to conk out after running the self-cleaning cycle. —  Thestar.com - Home Page
  • Car is perfect example, it's purpose is serve it's user, but what happens if it won't start or conk out (from dictionary, conk out?) in the middle of the road. —  PCLinuxOS-Forums
  • You must have a very good dictionary! conk out = sammua —  PCLinuxOS-Forums
  • I even took her on a neighborhood stroll, which would usually conk her out. —  Say it, don't spray it!
  • Tired of watching your laptop batteries conk out after two hours, even though the brochure promised four? —  Betanews
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  1. N. sense 1b, and v., probably of imitative origin.
  2. Perhaps alteration of conch.
  3. Perhaps alteration of congolene, substance for straightening hair.

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  1. English dial., variant of cank.
  2. Also conch, konk; prob. a figurative use of conch, a shell, etc. Compare the slang use of cocoanut, knob, etc., as ‘head.’
 

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