knuckle-bones

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• knuckle bones — n. dice. (Streets. An elaboration of bones.) □ Roll them knuckle bones and tell me that your expense needs earth pads. □ You’re not supposed to play with them knuckle bones at school! …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• knuckle bones — animal knuckle bones used in the game of jacks. → knuckle bone …   English new terms dictionary

• knuckle — n. & v. n. 1 the bone at a finger joint, esp. that adjoining the hand. 2 a a projection of the carpal or tarsal joint of a quadruped. b a joint of meat consisting of this with the adjoining parts, esp. of bacon or pork. v.tr. strike, press, or… …   Useful english dictionary

• knuckle bone — noun 1》 a bone forming or corresponding to a knuckle.     ↘a knuckle of meat. 2》 (knuckle bones) animal knuckle bones used in the game of jacks …   English new terms dictionary

• knuckle — [nuk′əl] n. [ME knokyl < or akin to MDu & MLowG knokel, dim. of knoke, bone < IE * gneuĝ : for IE base see KNOT1] 1. a) a joint of the finger; esp., the joint connecting a finger to the rest of the hand b) the rounded knob formed by the… …   English World dictionary

• knuckle joint — n. 1. any articulation, or point of movement, between two bones forming a knuckle 2. a hinged joint formed by a knuckle on one part that fits between two knuckles on another part …   English World dictionary

• knuckle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English knokel; akin to Middle High German knöchel knuckle Date: 14th century 1. a. the rounded prominence formed by the ends of the two adjacent bones at a joint used especially of those at the joints of the fingers b.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Knuckle — The dorsal aspect of the flexed metacarpophalangeal joint. Knuckle may be shorter and simpler to say. * * * 1. A joint of a finger when the fist is closed, especially a metacarpophalangeal joint. 2. A kink or loop of intestine, as in a hernia. [M …   Medical dictionary

• knuckle bone — any of the bones which form knuckles (in the fingers) …   English contemporary dictionary

• Old Bones — Sons of Anarchy episode Half Sack at the boxing competition. Episode no …   Wikipedia

• Dolos — For the Gundam ship, see Dolos class. Dolosse Cape Town, South Africa A dolos (plural dolosse) is a concrete block in a complex geometric shape weighing up to 20 tons, used in great numbers to protect harbour walls from the erosive force of ocean …   Wikipedia