slobber-knocker
n.— «Valley View Coach Jay Niswonger calls a lights-out hit a snout bubbler. Other colorful names are slobber knocker, decleater, pins, and knockbacks.» —“It’s Like A Fire Inside You” by Ron Jackson Dayton Daily News (Ohio) Oct. 23, 1997. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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