ˈknock-over Machine-knitting.
[f. vbl. phr. to knock over (knock v. 15 c).]
The act or process of causing a stitch to pass over the head of the needle on which it was held. Also attrib.
| 1952 D. F. Paling Warp Knitting Technol. i. 6 A forward movement of the sinker bar combined with a further downward movement of the needle bar ensures a gradual knock-over. 1964 H. Wignall Knitting ii. 29 The frame needle goes down to its first knock-over. Ibid. 39 When the needle and point are locked together below the top of the knock-over bit they rise and the needle passes through the transferred loop. |