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Meanings of knuckles in inglés

portugués
soco ingles
catalán
puny de ferro
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A small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand.

soco ingles
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Examples for "knucks"
Examples for "knucks"
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
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
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 knuckles in inglés
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
6
Not a mark on her -well ,apartfrom her knuckles of course.
Roma Victrix
7
His knuckles were white dints in the hand that gripped the chair.
The Bat
8
Her right hand felt as if it had frozen at the knuckles.
Wizardborn
9
He tapped his knuckles against the bottom frame, and said, Satinwood, yes?
Audrey's door
10
And he rubbed his hands in the moonglow until his knuckles cracked.
Baree, Son of Kazan
11
Local banks have been rapped over the knuckles for errant behaviour before.
Radio NZ
12
I saw your knuckles strain and whiten the moment before you thrust.
The Sorceress
13
Arnold didn't respond right away, his thumb lightly rubbing against my knuckles.
Nocturnal
14
He'd knocked- atentativeand discreet rap of the knuckles-andsaid forlornly, Mrs.
Dead calm
15
She could hear the knuckles cracking as they tested each other's strength.
Seveneves
16
The farmer squared his fists and received the newcomers on his knuckles.
The Motormaniacs
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
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