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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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*Knackety, a. (? f. Nacket(t n. ball-boy at tennis, pert or smart child, mill-servant, ? influenced by knacky adroit, deft; ‘nippy’, smart; trim, spruce; witty, facetious.) — 1719 Life and Death of Sharp (1719) 103.
Unto which he gave no other reply, but that he knew Mr Crofton, a little knackety body, just like Mr Henry Wilkie
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