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possum knocker


Small rounded cakes/scones - perhaps the term originally described cakes/scones that were too hard (duds): Would you like a possum knocker with your cup of tea?

Contributor's comments: Lived all my 34 years in Brisbane, never heard of this term. Perhaps a bush word?

Contributor's comments: I have never heard this term. I have lived in this region for 50 years.

Contributor's comments: I've heard this phrase used once or twice when I was volunteering an an old folks home in Brisbane.