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knuckled
(encz) | knuckled, |
Knuckled
(gcide) | Knuckled \Knuc"kled\, a.
Jointed. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Knuckled
(gcide) | Knuckle \Knuc"kle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Knuckled;; p. pr. &
vb. n. Knuckling.]
To yield; to submit; -- used with down, to, or under.
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To knuckle to.
(a) To submit to in a contest; to yield to. [Colloq.] See {To
knock under}, under Knock, v. i.
(b) To apply one's self vigorously or earnestly to; as, to
knuckle to work. [Colloq.]
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knuckleduster
(encz) | knuckleduster,zbraň boxer n: Zdeněk Brož |
Knuckled
(gcide) | Knuckled \Knuc"kled\, a.
Jointed. [Obs.] --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]Knuckle \Knuc"kle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Knuckled;; p. pr. &
vb. n. Knuckling.]
To yield; to submit; -- used with down, to, or under.
[1913 Webster]
To knuckle to.
(a) To submit to in a contest; to yield to. [Colloq.] See {To
knock under}, under Knock, v. i.
(b) To apply one's self vigorously or earnestly to; as, to
knuckle to work. [Colloq.]
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bare-knuckled
(wn) | bare-knuckled
adj 1: characterized by disorderly action and disregard for
rules; "a rough-and-tumble fight"; "rough-and-tumble
politics"; "undisguised bare-knuckle capitalism" [syn:
rough-and-tumble, bare-knuckle, bare-knuckled] |
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