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knuckles

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1. knuckles - Noun

2. Knuckles - Proper noun

Meaning

(used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand

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Against the fashion of the time, Buchanan stressed the importance of playing without vibrato ; he was reported to have slapped Davis' knuckles every time he started using heavy vibrato. Source: Internet

ARILLION and some of its former directors got a fierce smack on the knuckles from the City watchdog today which accused them of issuing “false or misleading” information to the stock market. Source: Internet

But the league was almost immediately rapped over the knuckles when UEFA told members it was of "paramount importance" that competitions, including domestic leagues, were decided on the field and that stopping should "really be the last resort". Source: Internet

In their place: trying to work out if my wife has picked up coronavirus from one of her pupils; staring at my arid, crispy but incredibly clean knuckles; and explaining to my parents that meeting “just 10 friends” isn’t social isolation. Source: Internet

Going further, some say Provincetown is the curled hand, or fist, with Race Point and Wood End at its knuckles, and Long Point at the fingertips. Source: Internet

Often, my own mum would take my hand in hers and comment with a smile at the little starbursts of flesh that existed where knobby knuckles should have been. Source: Internet

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