Knuckle
Definition of Knuckle
Knuc´kle | n. | 1. | The joint of a finger, particularly when made prominent by the closing of the fingers. | | 2. | The kneejoint, or middle joint, of either leg of a quadruped, especially of a calf; - formerly used of the kneejoint of a human being. | | 3. | The joint of a plant. | | 4. | (Mech.) The joining parts of a hinge through which the pin or rivet passes; a knuckle joint. | | 5. | (Shipbuilding) 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. | | 6. | 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; - called also knuckle duster, knuckles or brass knuckles.| Knuckle of veal | | (Cookery) the lower part of a leg of veal, from the line of the body to the knuckle. |
| | v. i. | 1. | To yield; to submit; - used with down, to, or under. | | v. t. | 1. | To beat with the knuckles; to pummel. |
Related Words
Chateaubriand, ankle, articulation, blade roast, boundary, bow, breast, brisket, butt, capitulate, cave, cervix, chuck, chuck roast, clinch, clod, closure, cold cuts, connecting link, connecting rod, connection, coupling, defer, dovetail, elbow, embrace, filet mignon, flank, gliding joint, hinge, hinged joint, hip, interface, join, joining, joint, juncture, knee, knuckle under, link, loin, miter, mortise, neck, pivot, pivot joint, plate, plate piece, pot roast, rabbet, rack, rib roast, ribs, roast, rolled roast, round, rump, rump roast, saddle, scarf, seam, shank, short ribs, shoulder, shoulder clod, sirloin, stitch, submit, succumb, suture, symphysis, tenderloin, tie rod, toggle, toggle joint, union, weld, wrist
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