knock-up

See also: knockup and knock up

English edit

knock-up (plural knock-ups)

(sports) A short practice session before a tennis match.
- 1932, American Lawn Tennis, volume 26, page 72:
  In the way of friendly knockups I played at times with both the Renshaws and Lawford, but at that time there is no doubt that they were better than I was.
Something constructed shoddily or hastily.
- 2000, Jonathan Kellerman, Monster, page 47:
  One of those unadorned late-fifties hillside knockups posing as intentionally contemporary but really the product of a tight construction budget.
(slang) A pregnancy.
- 2016, Veronica Valles, Back To The Center, page 54:
  When will we wake up? I see young girls pregnant and young boys adding up their “knock-ups” like a scorecard at a mob gambling venue.

short practise session