Doorknock

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A campaign of going from house to house knocking on doors, such as for a charity appeal. Australia, New-Zealand

    "Sometimes they were raffles, mostly they were doorknocks. I went on one of the doorknocks after Wendy talked me into it."

Verb
  1. 1
    To participate in a campaign of going from house to house knocking on doors; to knock on the door (of a house) during such a campaign. Australia, New-Zealand

    "1979, Fatma Dharamsi, et al., Harlesden Community Project, Community Work And Caring For Children: A Community Project In An Inner City Local Authority, page 440, During the doorknocking local residents had talked about other issues."

Example

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"Sometimes they were raffles, mostly they were doorknocks. I went on one of the doorknocks after Wendy talked me into it."

Etymology

From door + knock.

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