bareknuckle

bare•knuck•le

(ˈbɛərˈnʌk əl)

also bare′knuck′led,



adj. 1. (of a prizefight, prizefighter, etc.) without boxing gloves; using the bare fists. 2. without conventional niceties: bareknuckle bargaining. adv. 3. in a rough-and-tumble manner. [1920–25]