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1bareknuckle — I. adjective or bareknuckled ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ Etymology: bare (I) + knuckle or knuckled 1. : not using boxing gloves used of fighting or a fighter champion bareknuckle prizefighter of England …
2bareknuckle — /bair nuk euhl/, adj. 1. (of a prizefight, prizefighter, etc.) without boxing gloves; using the bare fists. 2. without conventional niceties; rough and tumble. adv. 3. without boxing gloves. 4. in a rough and tumble manner. Also, bareknuckled.… …
3bareknuckle — bare•knuck•le [[t]ˈbɛərˈnʌk əl[/t]] also bare′knuck′led adj. 1) spo (of a prizefight, prizefighter, etc.) without boxing gloves; using the bare fists 2) without conventional niceties: bareknuckle bargaining[/ex] 3) in a rough and tumble manner •… …
4United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
5china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
6China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
7Hinduism — /hin dooh iz euhm/, n. the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many… …
8Italian literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the Italian language that had its beginnings in the 13th century. Until that time nearly all literary work composed in the Middle Ages was written in Latin. Moreover, it was predominantly… …
9Walter Model — Nickname Hitler s fireman, Frontline Pig Born …
10Shakespeare, William — (baptized April 26, 1564, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, Eng. died April 23, 1616, Stratford upon Avon) British poet and playwright, often considered the greatest writer in world literature. He spent his early life in Stratford upon Avon,… …
