knuckle-duster
Origin of knuckle-duster
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How to use knuckle-duster in a sentence
We called him the "distinguished knuckle-duster;" and he called himself, the "famous artilleryman."
I have used a hand-bayonet which sticks out from the fist like a knuckle-duster and is about six inches long.
"Over There" with the Australians | R. Hugh KnyvettThere were papers in his coat, also a knuckle-duster, a big clasp-knife, and an automatic pistol.
The Moonlit Way | Robert W. ChambersThis she proposed to do with the help of a knuckle-duster, which she produced and gave to Gaudry.
A Book of Remarkable Criminals | H. B. IrvingHe had the medal in it still between his fingers, using it like a knuckle-duster.
Walking Shadows | Alfred Noyes
British Dictionary definitions for knuckle-duster
(often plural) a metal bar fitted over the knuckles, often with holes for the fingers, for inflicting injury by a blow with the fist
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