About The Word Knuckle

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Knuckle

Knuckle Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Knuckle?
[n] a joint of a finger when the fist is closed
[v] shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground [v] press or rub with the knuckles Synonyms | Synonyms for Knuckle: knuckle joint | metacarpophalangeal joint Related Terms | Find terms related to Knuckle: ankle | articulation | blade roast | boundary | bow | breast | brisket | butt | capitulate | cave | cervix | Chateaubriand | chuck | chuck roast | clinch | clod | closure | cold cuts | connecting link | connecting rod | connection | coupling | defer | dovetail | elbow | embrace | filet mignon | flank | gliding joint | hinge | hinged joint | hip | interface | join | joining | joint | juncture | knee | knuckle under | link | loin | miter | mortise | neck | pivot | pivot joint | plate | plate piece | pot roast | rabbet | rack | rib roast | ribs | roast | rolled roast | round | rump | rump roast | saddle | scarf | seam | shank | short ribs | shoulder | shoulder clod | sirloin | stitch | submit | succumb | suture | symphysis | tenderloin | tie rod | toggle | toggle joint | union | weld | wrist See Also | articulatio synovialis | finger | press | shoot | synovial joint Knuckle In Webster's Dictionary \Knuc"kle\, n. [OE. knokel, knokil, AS. cuncel; akin to
D. knokkel, OFries. knokele, knokle, G. kn["o]chel, Sw.
knoge, Dan. knokkel, G. knochen bone, and perh. to E. knock.]
1. The joint of a finger, particularly when made prominent by
the closing of the fingers. --Davenant.
2. The kneejoint, or middle joint, of either leg of a
quadruped, especially of a calf; -- formerly used of the
kneejoint of a human being.
With weary knuckles on thy brim she kneeled sadly
down. --Golding.
3. The joint of a plant. [Obs.] --Bacon.
4. (Mech.) The joining pars of a hinge through which the pin
or rivet passes; a knuckle joint.
5. (Shipbuilding) A convex portion of a vessel's figure where
a sudden change of shape occurs, as in a canal boat, where
a nearly vertical side joins a nearly flat bottom.
6. A contrivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished
with points, worn to protect the hand, to add force to a
blow, and to disfigure the person struck; as, brass
knuckles; -- called also {knuckle duster}. [Slang.]
{Knuckle joint} (Mach.), a hinge joint, in which a projection
with an eye, on one piece, enters a jaw between two
corresponding projections with eyes, on another piece, and
is retained by a pin which passes through the eyes and
forms the pivot.
{Knuckle of veal} (Cookery), the lower part of a leg of veal,
from the line of the body to the knuckle.
\Knuc"kle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Knuckled};; p. pr. & vb. n. {Knuckling}.] To yield; to submit; -- used with down, to, or under. {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.] \Knuc"kle\, v. t. To beat with the knuckles; to pommel. [R.] --Horace Smith. |
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