knuckn.

/nʌk/

Forms: Also occasionally nuck.

Etymology: Shortening of knuckle n., knuckler n.

1. slang. A thief, a pickpocket. Cf. knuckle n. 2c, knuckler n. 1 ? Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > pickpocket or cutpurse > [noun] > pickpocket

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foister1585

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filer1674

shark1707

hoister1708

knuckle1781

knuckler1801

buzzgloak1819

cly-faker1819

fingersmith1819

knuck1819

fogle hunter1821

buzzman1832

nobbler1839

wire1851

gonoph1853

wirer1857

dip1859

moll-tooler1859

buzzer1862

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snotter1864

tool1865

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whizz1925

whizzer1925

prat diggera1931

whizz-boy1931

whizz-man1932

reefer1935

1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. 184 Knuck, knuckler, or knuckling-cove, a pickpocket, or person professed in the knuckling art.

1848 ‘N. Buntline’ Mysteries & Miseries N.Y. i. 33 There is a house in Cherry street..[that] has been known to the ‘crossmen’ and ‘knucks’ of the town as ‘Jack Circle's Watering place’ and ‘fence’.

1903 A. H. Lewis Boss 168 But knucks, dips, sneaks,..an' strong-arm men have got to quit.

1904 ‘No. 1500’ Life in Sing Sing 251/1 Nuck, a thief.

1935 A. J. Pollock Underworld Speaks 68/2 Knuck, a thief.

2. plural. ‘A game of marbles in which the winner shoots at his adversary's knuckles’ (Clapin). U.S.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > marbles > [noun] > type of game

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1840 Southern Literary Messenger 6 385 To the game of marbles he devotes much of his leisure time, and is counted a proficient particularly in knucks and five in the ring.

a1883 G. W. Bagby Sel. Misc. Writings (1885) II. 20 He tries to keep somebody's country store, but will close the doors whenever the weather is fine to ‘ketch chub’ or play knucks.

1886 Harper's Mag. Dec. 41/2 They were playing ‘knucks’ together.

1935 Amer. Speech 10 159/1 More on Marble Names and Games... Knucks Down. A variant of knuckle down.

3. Shortening of knuckle-duster n.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > blunt weapons other than sticks > [noun] > cestus or knuckle-duster

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glove of death1725

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knuck1897

knuckle-

1897 Sears, Roebuck Catal. No. 104. 593/1 Knucks, heavy nickel plated and polished. $0.30 per pair.

1918 C. Sandburg Cornhuskers 88 I slipped my fingers into a set of knucks.

1966 P. G. Wodehouse Plum Pie i. 48 To reason successfully with that king of the twisters one would need brass knucks and a stocking full of sand.

1973 D. Westheimer Going Public ix. 130 He produced a two foot length of stout nylon cord with brass knucks at either end. ‘You can hit or strangle with it..’ he explained.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	knuck
释义	knuckn. /nʌk/ Forms: Also occasionally nuck. Etymology: Shortening of knuckle n., knuckler n. 1. slang. A thief, a pickpocket. Cf. knuckle n. 2c, knuckler n. 1 ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > pickpocket or cutpurse > [noun] > pickpocket fig-boyc1555 foister1585 foist1591 pickpocket1591 bung1600 diver1608 pocket-picker1622 pocketeerc1626 bung-nipper1659 file1673 filer1674 shark1707 hoister1708 knuckle1781 knuckler1801 buzzgloak1819 cly-faker1819 fingersmith1819 knuck1819 fogle hunter1821 buzzman1832 nobbler1839 wire1851 gonoph1853 wirer1857 dip1859 moll-tooler1859 buzzer1862 hook1863 snotter1864 tool1865 pocket-cutter1885 dipper1889 pogue-hunter1896 pick1902 finger1925 whizz1925 whizzer1925 prat diggera1931 whizz-boy1931 whizz-man1932 reefer1935 1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. 184 Knuck, knuckler, or knuckling-cove, a pickpocket, or person professed in the knuckling art. 1848 ‘N. Buntline’ Mysteries & Miseries N.Y. i. 33 There is a house in Cherry street..[that] has been known to the ‘crossmen’ and ‘knucks’ of the town as ‘Jack Circle's Watering place’ and ‘fence’. 1903 A. H. Lewis Boss 168 But knucks, dips, sneaks,..an' strong-arm men have got to quit. 1904 ‘No. 1500’ Life in Sing Sing 251/1 Nuck, a thief. 1935 A. J. Pollock Underworld Speaks 68/2 Knuck, a thief. 2. plural. ‘A game of marbles in which the winner shoots at his adversary's knuckles’ (Clapin). U.S. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > marbles > [noun] > type of game taw1709 chock1819 ring taw1828 knucks1840 spannims1847 three-holes1853 knuckle-down1859 bonce1862 spanners1881 stonk1896 1840 Southern Literary Messenger 6 385 To the game of marbles he devotes much of his leisure time, and is counted a proficient particularly in knucks and five in the ring. a1883 G. W. Bagby Sel. Misc. Writings (1885) II. 20 He tries to keep somebody's country store, but will close the doors whenever the weather is fine to ‘ketch chub’ or play knucks. 1886 Harper's Mag. Dec. 41/2 They were playing ‘knucks’ together. 1935 Amer. Speech 10 159/1 More on Marble Names and Games... Knucks Down. A variant of knuckle down. 3. Shortening of knuckle-duster n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > blunt weapons other than sticks > [noun] > cestus or knuckle-duster whirlbat1565 hurlbat1603 ceste1616 gauntlet1697 glove of death1725 whirly-bat1725 cestus1735 knuckle-duster1858 knuck1897 knuckle- 1897 Sears, Roebuck Catal. No. 104. 593/1 Knucks, heavy nickel plated and polished. $0.30 per pair. 1918 C. Sandburg Cornhuskers 88 I slipped my fingers into a set of knucks. 1966 P. G. Wodehouse Plum Pie i. 48 To reason successfully with that king of the twisters one would need brass knucks and a stocking full of sand. 1973 D. Westheimer Going Public ix. 130 He produced a two foot length of stout nylon cord with brass knucks at either end. ‘You can hit or strangle with it..’ he explained. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1819
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