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Definition: TO KNOCK IN THE HEAD |
TO KNOCK IN THE HEAD1. To stun or kill by a blow upon the head; hence, to put am end to; to defeat, as a scheme or project; to frustrate; to quash. [Colloq.] -- To knock off . (a) To force off by a blow or by beating. (b) To assign to a bidder at an auction, by a blow on the counter. (c) To leave off (work, etc.). [Colloq.] -- To knock out , to force out by a blow or by blows; as, to knock out the brains. |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 4F      4B 4E 4F 43 4B      49 4E      54 48 45      48 45 41 44 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01001111 00100000 01001011 01001110 01001111 01000011 01001011 00100000 01001001 01001110 00100000 01010100 01001000 01000101 00100000 01001000 01000101 01000001 01000100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T O   K N O C K   I N   T H E   H E A D |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 004F      004B 004E 004F 0043 004B      0049 004E      0054 0048 0045      0048 0045 0041 0044 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)544924548493745243482544239242393538 |
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