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/ˈtɒmiːnɒkə/ · noun
(folklore) A mythical creature, like a brownie or leprechaun, believed to live in underground tunnels; later associated with dead miners..
Then he's down one of these adits, talking to the tommyknockers, more'n likely.
Use tommyknocker when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Tommyknocker means (folklore) A mythical creature, like a brownie or leprechaun, believed to live in underground tunnels; later associated with dead miners..
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Then he's down one of these adits, talking to the tommyknockers, more'n likely.
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