To knock off

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	to cease, as from work; to desist. - De Quincey.
	To force off by a blow or by beating.
	To assign to a bidder at an auction, by a blow on the counter.
	To leave off (work, etc.).

See also: Knock Knock Knock Knock

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knock
knock back
knock cold
knock down
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knock together
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Knock-off
knocking
knocking-off time

If you want to preach, come and take a pick now, and preach when they're resting,' and he did and worked well too, and afterwards when we had to knock off, he preached, and Trent took the chair and made 'em all listen.

A Millionaire of Yesterday by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context

Jackson promised to knock Ah Moy's block off if he did not feed the puppy well, while Sigurd Halvorsen, in the forecastle, did his best to knock off Henrik Gjertsen's block when the latter was guilty of kicking Scraps out of his way.

Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context

If we was to put in another night this way we'd have to knock off for a week to let our hands get well -- couldn't touch a case-knife with them sooner.

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain, Mark View in context

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