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Meaning of 'knuckle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Knuckle [ n.]
- The joint of a finger, particularly when made prominent by the closing of the fingers.
- The kneejoint, or middle joint, of either leg of a quadruped, especially of a calf; -- formerly used of the kneejoint of a human being.
- The joint of a plant.
- The joining pars of a hinge through which the pin or rivet passes; a knuckle joint.
- A convex portion of a vessel's figure where a sudden change of shape occurs, as in a canal boat, where a nearly vertical side joins a nearly flat bottom.
- A contrivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished with points, worn to protect the hand, to add force to a blow, and to disfigure the person struck; as, brass knuckles; -- called also knuckle duster.
2 . Knuckle [ v. i.]
- To yield; to submit; -- used with down, to, or under.
3 . Knuckle [ v. t.]
- To beat with the knuckles; to pommel.

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