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knuck·le-dust·er

(nŭk′əl-dŭs′tər)

n. Slang

Brass knuckles.

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knuckle-duster

(Law) (often plural) a metal bar fitted over the knuckles, often with holes for the fingers, for inflicting injury by a blow with the fist

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brass′ knuck′les

(used with a pl. v.) a band of metal with four holes that fits over the upper fingers and is gripped when a fist is made, used as a weapon.

[1850–55, Amer.]

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