slang. [Possibly a fig. application of CONCH, Fr. conque shell.] The nose.

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1812.  J. H. Vaux, Flash Dict., Conk, the nose.

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1827.  De Quincey, Murder, Wks. 1862, IV. 33. His conk was covered with carbuncles.

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1837.  T. Hook, Jack Brag, i. Pitching an out-and-outer on the top of his conk.

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1859.  Punch, XXXVII. 54 (Farmer). Lord Lyndhurst let fly and caught him … an extremely neat one on the conk.

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  Hence Conker [see -ER1], a blow on the nose; Conky [see -Y4], a nickname given to a person with a prominent nose. (slang)

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1821.  [P. Egan], Real Life in London, I. 616. Randall returned with his left, and the men got to a smart rally, when Randall got a konker, which tapped the claret.

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1838.  Dickens, O. Twist, xxxi. Conkey means Nosey, ma’am.

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1873.  Slang Dict., s.v., The first Duke of Wellington was frequently termed ‘Old Conky’ in satirical papers and caricatures.

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