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knuckles
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun knuckles has 1 sense
- knuckles(n = noun.artifact) brass knuckles, brass knucks, knuckle duster, knucks - a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand; Array is a kind of arm, weapon, weapon system
CIDE DICTIONARY
knuckles, n. pl.
a small metal weapon, worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand; called also brass knuckles and knuckle duster . [WordNet 1.5]
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