bare knuckling

A form of bare knuckle — Without boxing gloves

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of bare knuckle
nounbare knuckling (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of bare-knuckling.

    It wasn't bare knuckling in the traditional English sense, but rather a form of defense that spanned back into the religious temples of China, a combination of graceful self-protection and lethal attack.

    2015, Nancy Gideon, Midnight Kiss, →ISBN
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APA

bare knuckling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bare%20knuckling

MLA

“bare knuckling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bare%20knuckling. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bare knuckling,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bare%20knuckling.

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