Knocking On Wood Origin Lookup
Bounded offline reference: Knocking on wood has multiple proposed histories; a single ancient-tree origin is not securely established. Source: Simpson and Roud, A Dictionary of English Folklore. Do not convert a plausible origin story into proven lineage or luck prediction. Only explicitly listed topics are supported; no complete external catalog or live corpus implied.
Description
A luck gesture can have several proposed histories without one securely documented lineage.
A luck gesture can have several proposed histories without one securely documented lineage.1
Knocking-on-wood accounts should separate the recorded practice from later origin explanations and claimed effects. Use this tool to select a bounded stored note from the supported topic list.
When to use Knocking On Wood Origin Lookup
Use this tool to select a bounded stored note from the supported topic list. Identify the community, narrative version, source edition and interpretation context; prepare any annotations independently.
How to use Knocking On Wood Origin Lookup and understand its results
- Identify the community, narrative version, source edition and interpretation context; prepare any annotations independently.
- Enter topic, using the field meanings and rules below, then run the tool.
- Read result.text. Interpret the fields using their units, signs and evidence conventions below.
- If input validation fails, correct the reported field and run again. Before applying the result, check reference scope, model assumptions and any missing evidence or placeholder values.
| Input field | Meaning | Value type | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| topic | Topic | string | Required |
Choose one of the exact, case-sensitive topic tokens listed below and run the tool. The implementation selects the corresponding text from its stored object and returns it as result.text. Unknown tokens fail; there is no fallback, live search, generated explanation or external-corpus retrieval. The table preserves the actual stored wording, including any abbreviated phrasing. This bounded note does not independently establish a historical claim or a complete account.
| Exact topic token | Actual stored response |
|---|---|
| summary | Knocking on wood has multiple proposed histories; a single ancient-tree origin is not securely established. |
| reference | Simpson and Roud, A Dictionary of English Folklore. |
| limitations | Do not convert a plausible origin story into proven lineage or luck prediction. |
result.text=storedTopics[exact topic token] Use the exact units, boundary rules, ordering and missing-evidence conventions above.
| Output field | Meaning | Value type |
|---|---|---|
| result | Structured calculation or selected reference, with fields listed below | object |
| result.text | Stored response for the exact topic token; coverage and wording are documented above | string |
{
"input": {
"topic": "summary"
},
"output": {
"result": {
"text": "Knocking on wood has multiple proposed histories; a single ancient-tree origin is not securely established."
}
}
}Limitations and assumptions
Coverage is limited to the supported topic table. Its stored notes and reference labels do not supply a complete scholarly source, bibliography, current assessment or live lookup. Read the limitations token where available and verify claims against the appropriate text or evidence.
All listed fields require explicit values. Unexpected fields, incorrect types, nonfinite numbers and sparse evidence arrays fail validation; the specific bounds and alignment requirements are stated above. Extremely large inputs or outputs can also be rejected. An input error is distinct from a successful result reporting false, no matches or missing evidence.
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References
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