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Meaning of knuckle duster | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A weapon made of metal worn around the knuckles that strengthens the impact of a punch.

Australia, British

Examples

““People like you will always be inferior to people like me ... Get fucking used to it,” the American soldier of fortune tells Leng during one of the film’s final blood-soaked battle scenes, as he prepares to puncture the Chinese hero’s throat with a razor-sharp knuckleduster.”

CEFR level

B2

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

See also

knuckle joint knuckle sandwich knuckle under knuckle-buster knuckle-dragger knuckle-duster