How to pronounce tommyknocker
American English pronunciation
TOM-ee-nok-er
- IPA
- /ˈtɑmiˌnɑkɚ/
- Syllables
- TOM · ee · nok · er (4 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What tommyknocker means
A little goblin said to live deep in mines and tap on the walls
In a sentence: The old miner joked that the tapping in the tunnel was a tommyknocker at work.
Where it comes from: The word comes from Cornwall, in England, where many miners lived and worked.
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