brass knuckles

noun

A weapon consisting of a metal reinforcement for the clenched fist, with finger holes molded in.

“Jacob always carried a set of brass knuckles, just in case he ever got caught up in a bar fight.”

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knuckle dusterknucksknucklesbrass knucks
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Meanings

nounbrass knuckles pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA weapon consisting of a metal reinforcement for the clenched fist, with finger holes molded in.

    Jacob always carried a set of brass knuckles, just in case he ever got caught up in a bar fight.

    Synonyms: knuckle duster, knucks, knuckles

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA weapon consisting of a metal reinforcement for the clenched fist, with finger holes molded in.

Similar
knuckle dusterknucksknuckles

More synonyms by meaning

noun(used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand

Similar
brass knucksknucksknucklesknuckle duster
Broader
weaponarmweapon system
Also see
knuckle dusterknuckles

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic منافض مفصل
  • منافض مفصلweapon which reinforces the fist
Bulgarian бокс
  • бокс (boks)weapon which reinforces the fist
Catalan puny americà
  • puny americàweapon which reinforces the fist
Chinese Mandarin 指節銅環 /指节铜环, 指節銅套 /指节铜套
  • 指節銅環 /指节铜环 (zhǐjiétónghuán)weapon which reinforces the fist
  • 指節銅套 /指节铜套 (zhǐjiétóngtào)weapon which reinforces the fist
  • 鐵蓮花 /铁莲花 (tiěliánhuā)weapon which reinforces the fist
Danish knojern
  • knojernweapon which reinforces the fist
Dutch boksbeugel
  • boksbeugelweapon which reinforces the fist
Estonian kasteet
  • kasteetweapon which reinforces the fist
Finnish nyrkkirauta
  • nyrkkirautaweapon which reinforces the fist
French poing américain
  • poing américainweapon which reinforces the fist
German Schlagring
  • Schlagringweapon which reinforces the fist
Greek σιδηρογροθιά
  • σιδηρογροθιά (sidirogrothiá)weapon which reinforces the fist
Hebrew אגרופן
  • אגרופן (egrofán)weapon which reinforces the fist
Hungarian boxer
  • boxerweapon which reinforces the fist
Icelandic hnúajárn
  • hnúajárnweapon which reinforces the fist
Irish miotóg phráis
  • miotóg phráisweapon which reinforces the fist
Italian tirapugni
  • tirapugniweapon which reinforces the fist
Japanese ナックルダスター, メリケンサック
  • ナックルダスター (nakkuru dasutā)weapon which reinforces the fist
  • メリケンサック (meriken sakku)weapon which reinforces the fist
Korean 너클
  • 너클 (neokeul)weapon which reinforces the fist
Norwegian knokejern
  • knokejernweapon which reinforces the fist
Persian پنجه بوکس
  • پنجه بوکسweapon which reinforces the fist
Polish kastet, szpadryna
  • kastetweapon which reinforces the fist
  • szpadrynaweapon which reinforces the fist
Portuguese soco-inglês, soqueira
  • soco-inglêsweapon which reinforces the fist
  • soqueiraweapon which reinforces the fist
Russian касте́т
  • касте́т (kastét)weapon which reinforces the fist
Spanish puño de acero, puño americano
  • puño de aceroweapon which reinforces the fist
  • puño americanoweapon which reinforces the fist
  • manoplaweapon which reinforces the fist
  • nudilleraweapon which reinforces the fist
Swedish knogjärn
  • knogjärnweapon which reinforces the fist
Turkish muşta
  • muştaweapon which reinforces the fist
Ukrainian касте́т
  • касте́т (kastét)weapon which reinforces the fist
Vietnamese tay đấm sắt
  • tay đấm sắtweapon which reinforces the fist
Welsh dwrn haearn
  • dwrn haearnweapon which reinforces the fist
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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