complete knockdown
n.— «Still, said J.D. Powers’ Dunne, Chinese carmakers might not encounter the same challenges penetrating the U.S. market from Tijuana that Honda and Toyota did in the 1980s when they had no local supplier base. These days, there’s no need for those suppliers to be located near the factories because all the parts that are needed can be shipped by sea in a crate, Dunne said. The practice is known as a “complete knockdown,” or CKD, kit.» —“Baja officials say they’ve lured Chinese automaker” by Diane Lindquist San Diego Union-Tribune (California) June 6, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Our discussion of Anglo-Saxon kennings inspired listener Paul Holler of Arlington Heights, Illinois, to write a lovely poem exploring the idea of the kenning sea-guest, meaning “sailor,” and what it means to be a guest of the sea and what that says...
The word budget derives from French bougette, “leather bag.” An old phrase in English to open one’s budget, meant “to speak one’s mind.” The word purse is related to French bourse, a word for the stock market. This is part of a complete episode...