bare-knuckleadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈbɛːˌnʌkl/, U.S.

/ˈbɛrˌnək(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bare adj., knuckle n.

Etymology: < bare adj. + knuckle n.

Originally U.S.

A. adj.

1. Of a boxing match: fought without the use of gloves. Also: relating to or involved in such fights.

ΚΠ

1882 Daily Republican-Sentinel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) 7 June 2/1 He has offered Ed. Seward $50 to spar four rounds with him, with soft gloves... Seward has challenged Brooks to a bare-knuckle match.

1909 B. O'Hara From Figg to Johnson 167 Bare-knuckle fighters are hounded by the police.

1964 Guardian 9 May 14/8 The grass-covered circular mound..was one of the original bare-knuckle boxing rings.

1995 M. Braun Outlaw Kingdom (1996) iii. 25 The match was bare-knuckle, conducted under Marquis of Queensberry Rules.

2004 Independent on Sunday 14 Mar. i. 12/1 The final punch lands, exploding the fighter's nose, into the braying crowd, and the broken, unseeing, bare-knuckle boxer submits.

2. figurative. Unrestrained; without scruples or reservations; fiercely contested, aggressively competitive.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [adjective] > unscrupulous > specifically of actions, etc. > against conscience

contra-conscient1618

bare-knuckle1887

1887 Daily Evening Bull. (San Francisco) 1 Mar. 3/5 It is a bare-knuckle fight between 3,000 liquor saloons and sixty-four breweries... Nearly all the retailers..have joined in the boycott.

1950 Washington Post 31 Oct. 1/7 Old-time Republicanism in this State is in a bare-knuckle struggle with organized labour.

1988 E. Kazan Life (1997) 227 I'm talking about a gold rush, about desperate men in a bare-knuckle scramble over rugged terrain.

2003 J. Grisham King of Torts (2004) ii. 14 Tough trials against tough prosecutors... Bare-knuckle training that no big firm could provide.

B. adv.

Without the use of boxing gloves. Also figurative: without restraint; fiercely and competitively.

ΚΠ

1960 Charleston Gaz. 28 Apr. 8/3 Who cares about a sheriff's race..when we have two of the most able men in the United States Senate willing to take the gloves off and fight bare knuckle for our votes?

1994 P. Williams Sports Immortals 124 Sullivan..had always fought bare-knuckle.

2002 Observer 3 Nov. (Sport Monthly Suppl.) 45/1 ‘Might as well be fighting bareknuckle,’ he says as he slips on gloves he considers lighter than normal.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bare-knuckle
释义	bare-knuckleadj.adv. Brit. /ˈbɛːˌnʌkl/, U.S. /ˈbɛrˌnək(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bare adj., knuckle n. Etymology: < bare adj. + knuckle n. Originally U.S. A. adj. 1. Of a boxing match: fought without the use of gloves. Also: relating to or involved in such fights. ΚΠ 1882 Daily Republican-Sentinel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) 7 June 2/1 He has offered Ed. Seward $50 to spar four rounds with him, with soft gloves... Seward has challenged Brooks to a bare-knuckle match. 1909 B. O'Hara From Figg to Johnson 167 Bare-knuckle fighters are hounded by the police. 1964 Guardian 9 May 14/8 The grass-covered circular mound..was one of the original bare-knuckle boxing rings. 1995 M. Braun Outlaw Kingdom (1996) iii. 25 The match was bare-knuckle, conducted under Marquis of Queensberry Rules. 2004 Independent on Sunday 14 Mar. i. 12/1 The final punch lands, exploding the fighter's nose, into the braying crowd, and the broken, unseeing, bare-knuckle boxer submits. 2. figurative. Unrestrained; without scruples or reservations; fiercely contested, aggressively competitive. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [adjective] > unscrupulous > specifically of actions, etc. > against conscience contra-conscient1618 bare-knuckle1887 1887 Daily Evening Bull. (San Francisco) 1 Mar. 3/5 It is a bare-knuckle fight between 3,000 liquor saloons and sixty-four breweries... Nearly all the retailers..have joined in the boycott. 1950 Washington Post 31 Oct. 1/7 Old-time Republicanism in this State is in a bare-knuckle struggle with organized labour. 1988 E. Kazan Life (1997) 227 I'm talking about a gold rush, about desperate men in a bare-knuckle scramble over rugged terrain. 2003 J. Grisham King of Torts (2004) ii. 14 Tough trials against tough prosecutors... Bare-knuckle training that no big firm could provide. B. adv. Without the use of boxing gloves. Also figurative: without restraint; fiercely and competitively. ΚΠ 1960 Charleston Gaz. 28 Apr. 8/3 Who cares about a sheriff's race..when we have two of the most able men in the United States Senate willing to take the gloves off and fight bare knuckle for our votes? 1994 P. Williams Sports Immortals 124 Sullivan..had always fought bare-knuckle. 2002 Observer 3 Nov. (Sport Monthly Suppl.) 45/1 ‘Might as well be fighting bareknuckle,’ he says as he slips on gloves he considers lighter than normal. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.adv.1882
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