Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of bare-knuckle
- uncountableBoxing that is done without boxing gloves.
In fact, the ring's transition from bare-knuckling to boxing was, in practical effect, only a slight move forward.
1979, Don Atyeo, Blood & guts, violence in sports, page 168 - uncountableRuthless competition.
But there were danger signs in the polls that Carter's bare-knuckling was debasing what one aide called “his strongest positive: you Jimmy the Mean says he's sorry, and Ronald Reagan scrambles for the middle of the road.
1980, Newsweek - Volume 96, page 312
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