knuckle
/ˈnʌkəl/
verb
- To press or rub with the knuckles.
- He knuckled the dough to knead it properly.
- The child knuckled the window to get his mother's attention.
- She knuckled her eyes sleepily after waking up.
noun
- A joint of a finger, especially where the finger meets the hand.
- He cracked his knuckles before starting to type.
- The boxer's knuckles were swollen after the fight.
- She scraped her knuckles on the rough wall.
- A joint of meat, especially from an animal's leg or foot.
- He ordered a roasted ham knuckle at the German restaurant.
- The butcher recommended the veal knuckle for soup.
- The recipe calls for pork knuckle slow-cooked with herbs.
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