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   Knuck·le

   /ˈnək(ə)l/

   

   noun

   • 1. a part of a finger at a joint where the bone is near the surface, especially where the finger joins the hand: "Charlotte rapped on the window with her knuckles"
   • ▪ a projection of the carpal or tarsal joint of a quadruped.
   • ▪ a cut of meat consisting of an animal's knuckle together with the adjoining parts: "a knuckle of pork"

   verb

   • 1. rub or press (something, especially the eyes) with the knuckles.

   Word Origin Middle Englishknokel (originally denoting the rounded shape when a joint such as the elbow or knee is bent), from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch knökel, diminutive of knoke ‘bone’. In the mid 18th century the verb knuckle (down) expressed setting the knuckles down to shoot the taw in a game of marbles, hence the notion of applying oneself with concentration.

   Derivatives

   • 1. knuckly adjective

   Scrabble Points: 17

   • K

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   • N

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   • U

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   • C

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   • K

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   • L

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   • E

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