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1. (used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
   - brass knucks, knucks, brass knuckles, knuckle duster

1. A joint of a finger when the fist is closed
   - knuckle joint, metacarpophalangeal joint

1. Press or rub with the knuckles
    
2. Shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground

Derived forms: knuckleses

Type of: arm, articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis, press, shoot, synovial joint, weapon, weapon system

Part of: finger

Encyclopedia: Knuckles, William