brass knuckles

noun

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

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After the two argued, the stranger then stabbed the victim in the back with a knife and, for good measure, also punched him in the left eye with brass knuckles. Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2025 Further Refinement: • Love the mugs with Irving’s face on them, hate the handles that look like a set of brass knuckles. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Feb. 2025 Items such as pepper spray, brass knuckles, and stun guns, which are prohibited in carry-on luggage. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025 Another 150 officers were injured by attackers who wielded baseball bats, pepper spray and brass knuckles. Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for brass knuckles

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of brass knuckles was in 1855

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“Brass knuckles.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brass%20knuckles. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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