knuckle-duster

[ nuhk-uhl-duhs-ter ]
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Origin of knuckle-duster

1
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

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British Dictionary definitions for knuckle-duster

knuckle-duster

noun
  1. (often plural) a metal bar fitted over the knuckles, often with holes for the fingers, for inflicting injury by a blow with the fist

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