Dictionary.com

dukes

/ (djuːks) /
Save This Word!

pl n
slang the fists (esp in the phrase put your dukes up)
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?

Word Origin for dukes

C19: from Duke of Yorks rhyming slang for forks (fingers)

Words nearby dukes

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

How to use dukes in a sentence

FEEDBACK