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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
Synonyms
Examples for "knuckles"
Examples for "knuckles"
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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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