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Synonyms for brass knuckles


Grammar : Noun



Définition of brass knuckles

  • noun metal covering for fingers
Example sentences :
  • Joyfully, methodically, Joe slashed him to ribbons with the brass knuckles.
  • Extract from : « Plowing On Sunday » by Sterling North
  • Stott chortled, and he put his hand behind him to conceal the brass knuckles he was wearing.
  • Extract from : « The Dude Wrangler » by Caroline Lockhart
  • Probably had a small force-field in his pocket, Ward thought, and a pair of brass knuckles.
  • Extract from : « What Rough Beast? » by Jefferson Highe
  • A book containing the general orders, and a quantity of brass knuckles were also left behind by the chivalry.
  • Extract from : « The History of the Fifty-ninth Regiment Illinois Volunteers » by David Lathrop
  • Sand-bags and brass knuckles helped some, ruthless singleness of purpose counted, and team work finished the job.
  • Extract from : « The Riverman » by Stewart Edward White
  • He was stained and disfigured from the effects of the brass knuckles, and he looked anything but "pleasant."
  • Extract from : « "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea » by Morgan Robertson
  • Mary, stealing glances at him under her eyelashes, saw again the flash of the brass knuckles; saw—in thought only, thank God!
  • Extract from : « Pippin; A Wandering Flame » by Laura E. Richards
  • We must also consider other deadly weapons, such as dirk knives and brass knuckles.
  • Extract from : « Twenty Years a Detective in the Wickedest City in the World » by Clifton R. Wooldridge
  • The elaborate display of revolvers, dirks and brass knuckles in shop windows creates a most unfavorable impression on visitors.
  • Extract from : « Twenty Years a Detective in the Wickedest City in the World » by Clifton R. Wooldridge
  • Before he could recover, Joe's brass knuckles crashed against his forehead, opening another cut.
  • Extract from : « Spring Street » by James H. Richardson

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