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Brass knuckles   /bræs nˈəkəlz/   Listen
Brass knuckles

noun
1.
A small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand.  Synonyms: brass knucks, knuckle duster, knuckles, knucks.





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"Brass knuckles" Quotes from Famous Books



... of a pair of brass knuckles hanging behind the hotel bar I embroidered many experiences with the lumberjack. I told of a Wisconsin town where an enforced wait of five hours enabled me to establish the proportion of fourteen saloons out of a total of twenty frame buildings. ...
— The Forest • Stewart Edward White


Words linked to "Brass knuckles" :   weapon, arm, plural, weapon system, plural form


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