knuckle

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English [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Middle English knokel (“finger joint”), ultimately from a diminutive of Proto-Germanic root *knuck- "bone". Cognate with Dutch knokkel (“knuckle”).

Knuckles (def. 1) of a human hand, circled in red
Roast knuckle (def. 3) from Schweizerhaus, Vienna

Noun [edit]

knuckle (plural knuckles)

  1. Any of the joints between the phalanges of the fingers.
  2. (by extension) A mechanical joint.
  3. A cut of meat.
  4. (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) The curved part of the cushion at the entrance to the pockets on a cue sports table.

Derived terms [edit]

Terms derived from “knuckle”

Translations [edit]

joint of the finger

Verb [edit]

knuckle (third-person singular simple present knuckles, present participle knuckling, simple past and past participle knuckled)

  1. To apply pressure, or rub or massage with one's knuckles.
    He knuckled the sleep from his eyes.
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