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bare–knuckle
adjective or adverb bare–knuck·le \-ˈnə-kəl\
: without boxing gloves
Full Definition of BARE-KNUCKLE
1
: not using boxing gloves <champion bare–knuckle prizefighter of England — Dennis Craig> <when men fought bare–knuckle>
2
: having a fierce unrelenting character <bare–knuckle politics>
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Variants of BARE-KNUCKLE
bare–knuck·le also bare–knuck·led \-kəld\ or bare–knuck·les \-kəlz\
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First Known Use of BARE-KNUCKLE
1903
Rhymes with BARE-KNUCKLE
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