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brass knuckles

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Weapons
ˌbrass ˈknuckles noun [plural] American English  PMWa set of connected metal rings worn over a person’s fingers, used as a weapon 指节铜套〔一种武器〕 SYN British English knuckle-duster
Examples from the Corpus
brass knucklesThe writer was wearing a bulletproof vest and had brass knuckles and chemical repellent in other pockets.William Joyce presented the clenched fist in an armour of brass knuckles.You know and then we were getting these whole boxes of brass knuckles or whatever.Its grip consisted of brass knuckles, was a chain of rings through which Weary slipped his stubby fingers.
ˌbrass ˈknuckles nounChineseSyllable
worn connected set of metal rings a Corpus


brass knuckles
ˌbrass ˈknuckles noun [plural] American English
a set of connected metal rings worn over a person’s fingers, used as a weapon
   SYN  knuckle-duster British English


brass knucklesBrE /ˌbrɑːs ˈnʌklz/ 🔊NAmE /ˌbræs ˈnʌklz/ 🔊 noun [plural] (NAmE) = knuckleduster