brass knuckles

noun

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

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According to police, the man was wearing brass knuckles when the officer caught him. Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025 One of the officers, Alan Carrillo, has been criminally charged with stealing a knife and brass knuckles from motorists in separate stops in April and June 2023. Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024 Tempe cracks down on brass knuckles as 'Goons' fallout continues. The Arizona Republic, 6 Sep. 2024 With the referee not focused on him, MGK jumped from his front-row seat over the barricade, and handed Paul the chain off his neck, which had brass knuckles attached to it to hit. Shaheem Reid, Variety, 4 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for brass knuckles 

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

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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 15 Jan. 2025.

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