knuckle duster
knuckle duster noun: a weapon made of metal worn around the knuckles that strengthens the impact of a punch.
Noun
knuckle duster (plural knuckle dusters)
- A weapon made of metal worn around the knuckles that strengthens the impact of a punch.
- “People like you will always be inferior to people like me ... Get fucking used to it,” the American soldier of fortune tells Leng during one of the film’s final blood-soaked battle scenes, as he prepares to puncture the Chinese hero’s throat with a razor-sharp knuckleduster.2017 September 23, Tom Phillips, “China finds its own Top Gun and Rambo in wave of patriotic movies”, in The Observer, →ISSN
- Synonyms:
- brass knuckles
Synonyms of knuckle duster
Forms of knuckle duster
| plural | knuckle dusters |
|---|---|
| alternative form | knuckleduster |
Questions about knuckle duster
- What does knuckle duster mean?
- Knuckle duster means a weapon made of metal worn around the knuckles that strengthens the impact of a punch.
- What part of speech is knuckle duster?
- Knuckle duster is a noun.
- What is the plural of knuckle duster?
- The plural of knuckle duster is knuckle dusters.
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