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knuckles

NOUN
brass knuckles
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When it looked like my knuckles would punch holes in it, I plopped it down.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Deulofeu squeezes each hand into a fist and crunches his knuckles together to replicate his right knee.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

The gloves are weathered and white, their brightness dulled by the decades, with the brand name “reusch” across the knuckles and a big, plum-colored sun on top.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

“Fingers bruised from lifting boxes on the warehouse floor, palms calloused from delivery bike handlebars, knuckles scarred with kitchen burns: These are not hands that have been allowed to hold power,” he said.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2025

She took a step closer, clutching the gourd so hard she heard two of her knuckles crack.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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