knuckle duster

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knuckle duster

noun knuckle dusters · knuckleduster

  1. Australia, UK A weapon made of metal worn around the knuckles that strengthens the impact of a punch. “People like you will always be inferior to people like me ... Get fucking used to it,” the American soldier of fortune tells Leng during one of the film’s final blood-soaked battle scenes, as he prepares to puncture the Chinese hero’s throat with a razor-sharp knuckleduster.

    Similar: brass knuckles

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@misc{knuckle_duster_2026,
  title = {knuckle duster},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/knuckle%20duster},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}