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bare-knuckle

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bare-knuck·le (bâr nkl) or bare-knuck·led (-ld)
adv.
Without gloves: boxers fighting bare-knuckle.
adj.
1. Wearing no gloves: an undefeated bare-knuckle champion.
2. Slang Of a fiercely implacable character: the bare-knuckle world of commercial real estate.

bare-knuckle
adj
1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Boxing) without boxing gloves a bare-knuckle fight
2. aggressive and without reservations a bare-knuckle confrontation
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Adj.1.bare-knuckle - characterized by disorderly action and disregard for rules; "a rough-and-tumble fight"; "rough-and-tumble politics"; "undisguised bare-knuckle capitalism"
disorderly - undisciplined and unruly; "disorderly youths"; "disorderly conduct"


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Sullivan bridged the gap between bare-knuckle and gloved boxing.
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