bareknuckle

[bair-nuhk-uhl]

bare·knuck·le

[bair-nuhk-uhl]
adjective
1.
(of a prizefight, prizefighter, etc.) without boxing gloves; using the bare fists.
2.
without conventional niceties; rough-and-tumble.
adverb
3.
without boxing gloves.
4.
in a rough-and-tumble manner.

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Bareknuckle is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
Also, bare·knuck·led.


Origin:
1920–25; bare1 + knuckle
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