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Picadily Knock ?

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chrispautsch | 15:02 Wed 29th Jul 2009 | Phrases & Sayings
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I am trying to find the origin of when a person knocks on wood with their knuckles 5 times quickly followed by a pause and someone replies with 2 sharp knocks.
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This is known in the US as "shave and a haircut", since it follows the rhythm "shave and a haircut: two bits". See Wikipedia entry "shave and a haircut" for more detail.
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