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brass knuckles
noun as in metal covering for fingers
Weak matches
Example Sentences
Sometimes you must leave the high road and fetch your brass knuckles.
Probably had a small force-field in his pocket, Ward thought, and a pair of brass knuckles.
Mary, stealing glances at him under her eyelashes, saw again the flash of the brass knuckles; saw—in thought only, thank God!
He was stained and disfigured from the effects of the brass knuckles, and he looked anything but "pleasant."
We must also consider other deadly weapons, such as dirk knives and brass knuckles.
The elaborate display of revolvers, dirks and brass knuckles in shop windows creates a most unfavorable impression on visitors.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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