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doorknocker

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n.1.a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door, which may be swung by hand against the door to make a loud knocking sound.
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Noun1.doorknocker - a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door
rapper, knocker
device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
front door, front entrance - exterior door (at the entrance) at the front of a building


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He lifted the brass doorknocker, but the door opened before he could use it.
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