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knuck

American  
[nuhk] / nʌk /

noun

  1. Informal. knuckle.

  2. Slang. knucks, a pair of brass knuckles.

Etymology

Origin of knuck

By shortening

Example Sentences

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He was keen-eyed, insolent, idle, and, by a small experience in Houston street, would have been qualified for a first-class "knuck."

From The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth by Townsend, George Alfred

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