brass knuckles

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A weapon consisting of a metal reinforcement for the clenched fist, with finger holes molded in.

plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Españolmanopla nudillera puño americanopuño de acero

Françaispoing américain

DeutschSchlagring

18 more languages

العربيةمنافض مفصل

Azərbaycan dilibeşbarmaq

Българскибокс

Catalàpuny americà

Češtinaboxer

Ελληνικάσιδηρογροθιά

Suominyrkkirauta

Հայերենկաստետ կռփազենք

Italianotirapugni

日本語ナックルダスターメリケンサック

ქართულიკასტეტი

한국어너클

Nederlandsboksbeugel

Polskikastet szpadryna

Portuguêssoco-inglês soqueira

Русскийкастет

Svenskaknogjärn

Türkçemuşta

Examples

“Jacob always carried a set ⟳ of brass knuckles, just in case he ever got caught up in a bar fight ⟳.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

brass leaf brass monkey brass nail brass neck brass ovaries brass pounder

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