knuckle
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Next there was the so-called "white knuckler" — essentially a person who will watch a horror film with fists clenched until their knuckles turn pale.
From Salon • Oct. 14, 2023
Wright believes his knuckler is at its best when he’s throwing it in the low 70s.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2021
Hoyt Wilhelm, the other knuckler with a plaque in Cooperstown, retired at 49.
From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2020
While the knuckler was his trademark, Niekro was an all-around athlete.
From Washington Post • Dec. 27, 2020
His curveball wasn’t curving, his sinker wasn’t sinking, his knuckler wasn’t knuckling.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
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