knucks

/nʌks/
noun
  1. A friendly greeting or gesture in which two people lightly tap their clenched fists together.
    • He offered me knucks instead of a handshake.
    • They exchanged knucks after the game as a sign of respect.
    • The teammates gave each other knucks before the match started.
  2. Short for brass knuckles; a metal weapon worn over the knuckles.
    • The police found a pair of knucks in his jacket pocket.
    • The antique shop had a display of old knucks from the 1920s.
    • He was arrested for carrying knucks in the city.
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