knuck
Pronunciations (2)
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/nʌk/
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/nʊk/
Pronunciation notes
- Ireland
- Northern-England
Noun
A thief or pickpocket.
Usage- Archaic
- Slang
- Examples
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More examples (2)
There is a house in Cherry street, not far from Catherine Market […]. A little to the north of its door stands an old-time tree; and for many a year it has been known to the “crossmen” and “knucks” of the town as “Jack Circle's watering place” and “fence.”
A knuck in the front rank of a crowd desiring to steal a watch from the pocket of a gentleman standing on either side of him, first folds his arms across his breast; and pretending to be intensely looking at some object before him, stretches out the arm next his victim, […]
A knuckle duster.
Usage- in-plural
- often
- Slang
- Synonyms
Word forms
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