brass knuckles
noun
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: knuckle sense 4
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web An image included with the federal criminal complaint shows an item in the shape of a caricature cat's head, with the ears serving as sharp points and the eyes there for placing fingers, similar to brass knuckles. 
Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 23 July 2022 Team Flair was victorious as Flair pinned an unconscious Jeff Jarrett with a Figure 4 leg lock after knocking him out with a pair of brass knuckles. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 Members of both groups were visibly equipped with brass knuckles, but there were no recorded altercations. Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2022 Officers responded to a report of a vehicle that had crashed into a utility pole near Monterey Drive June 12 and found the driver outside the vehicle holding brass knuckles with sharp edges. cleveland, 20 June 2022 The suspect, who was not named, was booked into the Riverside County Juvenile Hall on several charges, including making criminal threats, possession of brass knuckles and possession of an unregistered firearm. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 5 June 2022 Four men wearing ski masks and gloves, armed with knives, rope, brass knuckles, and a fake 9 mm, crept around the back of the large suburban home, their ghostly forms captured by its security-camera footage. Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2022 Fox News host says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is best known for her brass knuckles–style politics. Fox News, 22 June 2022 In late March, Mayo’s 16-year-old son was playing at the South Shore YMCA when an older teenager pulled up to the center in his car and repeatedly beat her son with brass knuckles, according to a Quincy Police Department report. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2022 See More
Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 23 July 2022 Team Flair was victorious as Flair pinned an unconscious Jeff Jarrett with a Figure 4 leg lock after knocking him out with a pair of brass knuckles. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 Members of both groups were visibly equipped with brass knuckles, but there were no recorded altercations. Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2022 Officers responded to a report of a vehicle that had crashed into a utility pole near Monterey Drive June 12 and found the driver outside the vehicle holding brass knuckles with sharp edges. cleveland, 20 June 2022 The suspect, who was not named, was booked into the Riverside County Juvenile Hall on several charges, including making criminal threats, possession of brass knuckles and possession of an unregistered firearm. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 5 June 2022 Four men wearing ski masks and gloves, armed with knives, rope, brass knuckles, and a fake 9 mm, crept around the back of the large suburban home, their ghostly forms captured by its security-camera footage. Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2022 Fox News host says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is best known for her brass knuckles–style politics. Fox News, 22 June 2022 In late March, Mayo’s 16-year-old son was playing at the South Shore YMCA when an older teenager pulled up to the center in his car and repeatedly beat her son with brass knuckles, according to a Quincy Police Department report. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1855, in the meaning defined above