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  • 41knuckle — [[t]nʌ̱k(ə)l[/t]] knuckles, knuckling, knuckled N COUNT: usu pl, oft poss N Your knuckles are the rounded pieces of bone that form lumps on your hands where your fingers join your hands, and where your fingers bend. a rap on the knuckles → see… …

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  • 42knuckle — knuck•le [[t]ˈnʌk əl[/t]] n. v. led, ling 1) anat. any joint of a finger, esp. one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx 2) anat. the rounded prominence of such a joint when the finger is bent 3) coo a cut of meat including the… …

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  • 43knuckle — [14] Knuckle originally denoted the rounded end of a bone at a joint, which sticks out when you bend the joint. This could be at any joint, including the elbow, the knee and even the joints of the vertebrae; only gradually did it become… …

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  • 44Knuckle — 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… …

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  • 45knuckle duster — Knuckle 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… …

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  • 46Knuckle joint — Knuckle 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… …

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  • 47Knuckle of veal — Knuckle 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… …

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  • 48Knuckle — 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} …

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  • 49knuckle under — verb consent reluctantly (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑yield, ↑give in, ↑succumb, ↑buckle under • Derivationally related forms: ↑yielding (for: ↑yield) …

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  • 50Down-low (sexual slang) — For other uses, see Down low (disambiguation). Down low is an African American slang term[1] that refers to a subculture of men who usually identify as heterosexual, but who have sex with men; some avoid sharing this information even if they have …

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