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knuckledusters
noun
a pair of brass knuckles US, 1858
The derivation is as blunt as the practical usage: where it’s worn, on the knuckles; what it does, DUSTAbbreviates as “duster”.- Bang goes another pair of knuckledusters — Ronald Searle, The St. Trinian’s Story, p. 59, 1959
- Whitey crouched beside him, homemade knuckle dusters coiled in his right fist. — James Ellroy, Blood on the Moon, p. 20, 1984
- Marcus already had some gear of his own in the boot. A couple of knuckledusters and a massive Bowie knife. — Dave Courtney, Raving Lunacy, p. 119, 2000
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