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Meanings of brass knucks in English

Portuguese
soco ingles
Catalan
puny de ferro
Wikidata

A small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand.

        soco ingles
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        Examples for "knuckles"
        Examples for "knuckles"
        1
        The nails were on the knuckles; the fingers had all rotted away.
        Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands
        2
        His good hand gripped the top of the seat, knuckles growing pale.
        Desperate cargo
        3
        She rubbed at the knuckles of her right hand with her left.
        Turn coat
        4
        Absently he rubbed the knuckles of his right hand with his left.
        Hunter's moon: a novel
        5
        Beg the matter of retirement, however, and you'll find your knuckles rapped.
        The Guardian
        1
        Oh, Hobbs, I wish we could arrange it for bare knucks!
        Truxton King: A Story of Graustark
        2
        I didn't find no knucks on him, and you didn't.
        Trail's End
        3
        The win came after Maryse slipped Miz some brass knucks which he used to knock out Bryan.
        The South African
        4
        He didn't have no knucks, boys-thathard-hoofedgranger just naturally tore into the Dutchman with his bare hands.
        Trail's End
        5
        Take them knucks away from him!
        Trail's End
        1
        Proprietors who have since become gentlemanly always had the brass knuckles handy.
        The new yorker
        2
        Lynch used his bare fists upon the men, Fitz used brass knuckles.
        The Blood Ship
        3
        So I jumped straight forward, toward the man with the brass knuckles.
        Beat the reaper: a novel
        4
        They were massive red-faced men with brass knuckles and thick wooden clubs.
        Fevre Dream
        5
        Ising assaulted one of the victims with brass knuckles, prosecutors said.
        Reuters
        1
        Blades confiscated by teachers included kitchen knives, pen knives, a knuckle duster and a machete.
        The Guardian
        2
        The knight snapped his right fist up to the man's jaw, using the massive sword guard as a knuckle duster.
        Divide and Rule
        3
        He got his comeuppance: Davids put the pair of them in hospital, apparently employing the knuckle duster he happened to have about his person.
        The Irish Times
        4
        Knuckle dusters come through a lot.
        News.com.au
        5
        Knuckle dusters, baseball bats, hammers and guns have been used by paramilitaries in attacks across Northern Ireland in 2019.
        The Irish Times
        Usage of brass knucks in English
        1
        The win came after Maryse slipped Miz some brass knucks which he used to knock out Bryan.
        The South African
        2
        The fight began when Jerry Durand and his friend rushed me-andit ended when Jerry landed on me with brass knucks.
        The Big-Town Round-Up
        3
        "One-ear" Mike relied upon a pair of brass knucks-anheirloom in the family.
        Strictly Business: More Stories of the Four Million
        4
        Plug of Tobacco, a Deck of Playing Cards, a Copy of "Old Sleuth" and a Pair of Brass Knucks.
        People You Know
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