knobstick
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Meaning · English
One who refuses to join, or withdraws from, a trade union.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
‘Don’t you see what you would be? You’d be a knobstick. You'd be taking less wages than the other labourers—all for the sake of another man’s children. Think how you’d abuse any poor fellow who was willing to take what he could get to keep his own children. You and your Union would soon be down upon
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “knobstick” mean?
One who refuses to join, or withdraws from, a trade union.
Is “knobstick” formal or informal?
knobstick is generally slang.