Knocker-Uppers One hundred years ago, before the widespread use of alarm clocks, the phrase “to knock somebody up” meant something a little different. Workers would be awoken in the mornings by people known as “knocker-uppers”.

Knocker-Uppers One hundred years ago, before the widespread use of alarm clocks, the phrase “to knock somebody up” meant something a little different. Workers would be awoken in the mornings by people known as “knocker-uppers”.

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