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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

knuckles

· knuc·kles · IPA /ˈnʌkəlz/
01 n. pl. a small metal weapon, worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand; called also brass knuckles and knuckle duster.
  1. 1.
    a small metal weapon, worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand; called also brass knuckles and knuckle duster. Also: brass knuckles, knuckle duster
Syn. brass knucks, knucks, brass knuckles, knuckle duster.