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knuckles 音标拼音: [n'ʌkəlz] knuckles n 1: a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand [ synonym: { brass knucks}, { knucks}, { brass knuckles}, { knuckles}, { knuckle duster}] Knuckle \ Knuc" kle\, n. [ OE. knokel, knokil, AS. cuncel; akin to D. knokkel, OFries. knokele, knokle, G. kn[" o] chel, Sw. knoge, Dan. knokkel, G. knochen bone, and perh. to E. knock.] 1. The joint of a finger, particularly when made prominent by the closing of the fingers. -- Davenant. [ 1913 Webster] 2. The kneejoint, or middle joint, of either leg of a quadruped, especially of a calf; -- formerly used of the kneejoint of a human being. [ 1913 Webster] With weary knuckles on thy brim she kneeled sadly down. -- Golding. [ 1913 Webster] 3. The joint of a plant. [ Obs.] -- Bacon. [ 1913 Webster] 4. ( Mech.) The joining parts of a hinge through which the pin or rivet passes; a knuckle joint. [ 1913 Webster] 5. ( Shipbuilding) A convex portion of a vessel' s figure where a sudden change of shape occurs, as in a canal boat, where a nearly vertical side joins a nearly flat bottom. [ 1913 Webster] 6. A contrivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished with points, worn to protect the hand, to add force to a blow, and to disfigure the person struck; -- called also { knuckle duster}, { knuckles} or { brass knuckles}. [ Slang.] [ 1913 Webster] { Knuckle joint} ( Mach.), a hinge joint, in which a projection with an eye, on one piece, enters a jaw between two corresponding projections with eyes, on another piece, and is retained by a pin which passes through the eyes and forms the pivot. { Knuckle of veal} ( Cookery), the lower part of a leg of veal, from the line of the body to the knuckle. [ 1913 Webster]
knuckles \ knuc" kles\ n. pl. a small metal weapon, worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand; called also { brass knuckles} and { knuckle duster}. Syn: brass knucks, knucks, brass knuckles, knuckle duster. [ WordNet 1. 5]
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