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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
conk1

▶verb (conk out) informal

1 (of a machine) break down.

2 faint or go to sleep.
■ die.

– origin First World War: of unknown origin.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
conk2 informal

▶noun

1 Brit. a person's nose.

2 dated a person's head.

▶verb hit on the head.

– origin C19: perh. an alt. of conch.

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