Meaning

2 senses

  1. (in the plural, often, slang)A knuckle duster.

  2. (archaic, slang)A thief or pickpocket.

Origin

Clipping of knuckle.

Clipping of knuckle.

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Forms

plural: knucks
Singularknuck
Pluralknucks

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
knuckle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
knowledgeA2knowledgeableC1knucklekoalakoch

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