bare knuckled

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of bare knuckle

comparative more bare knuckled · superlative most bare knuckled

1. alternativeAlternative form of bare-knuckled.

   I fought you hard as a bare knuckled boxer in open yard.

   2009, Susan, Susan, →ISBN

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   The “bare knuckled competition that globalisation requires" is presented as a non-negotiable given, while those on the receiving end of the consequences are dismissed as ill-informed and wishing to "legalise modern-day forms of piracy and counterfeiting" (and in this respect Shapiro is referring to the governments of Brazil and India).

   2009, Resurgence, page 64

   He'd have no problem knocking out John Martorano with one bare knuckled blow.

   2012, William M. Connolly, Character Assassins: Carr, Dershowitz, Mudd:Who’ll Live In Infamy?, →ISBN