knocked-up

“I mean, lad, that we’ve but a poor chance to reach the ranch wi’ such knocked-up brutes as these.

From Charlie to the Rescue by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne

Sent out and had the other three knocked-up horses brought in all right.

From Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart by John McDouall Stuart

There was some kind of report that Warrigal had been seen making towards Nulla Mountain, looking very weak and miserable, on a knocked-up horse; but they did not know whether it was true or false.

From Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields by Rolf Boldrewood

The Major and some of the men pushed on with the freshest of the animals, leaving Stapylton and the remainder of the party to spell for a while, and bring the knocked-up beasts slowly on.

From The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 by Ernest Favenc

Proceeded very slowly with the knocked-up horse to the Depot; he appears to be very ill, and is looking very bad this morning.

From Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart by John McDouall Stuart

Erling Haaland leaps highest and connects with a powerful header but it's knocked up towards the other end.

From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2024

For the first they turned to a South African recipe for synthetic faeces and knocked up a batch of different consistencies.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 18, 2019

Financial markets have been highly volatile the last few weeks, knocked up and down by several key factors beyond the usual day-to-day movements related to specific companies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2018

The race last June was stopped 160 laps into the race after Ryan Newman's car knocked up hunks of concrete from the track.

From New York Times ● May 31, 2015

He felt thoroughly knocked up, and after he had seen his animals safely penned, he could hardly drag himself to Mr. Gillespie's house.

From Settlers and Scouts by Herbert Strang