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brass knuckles
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brass knuckles
pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
A metal chain or a set of rings attached to a bar that can be fitted over the fingers to increase the impact of a blow with the fist.
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Noun1.brass knuckles - a small metal weaponbrass knuckles - a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
brass knucks, knuckle duster, knuckles, knucks
weapon, weapon system, arm - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon"
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
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For chief of staff, Smith has chosen Mitch Englander, the brass-knuckles political operative who managed Smith's often vicious, sometimes dishonest campaign.
EDITORIAL MR. SMITH GETS BUSY by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
By knocking the liberal Republican out of the party's gubernatorial race, Davis was handpicking Bill Simon as his opponent, a conservative ``extremist'' who would quickly fold in a brass-knuckles general campaign.
GRAY DAVIS WORKING HARD FOR BILL SIMON by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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