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knuckle

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knuckle
1. a joint of a finger, esp that connecting a finger to the hand
2. the cylindrical portion of a hinge through which the pin passes
3. an angle joint between two members of a structure
knuckle [′nək·əl]
(mining engineering)
The place on an incline where there is a sudden change in grade.
knuckle
One of the cylindrically projecting parts of a hinge through which the pin passes.
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" and she seized the countess' hands and kissed a knuckle of the little finger, saying, "June," and continued, kissing, "July, August," on the other hand.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
As he approached us, he began to make uncouth noises, and held up his hands to show us his fingers, which were webbed to the first knuckle, like a duck's foot.
My Antonia by Cather, Willa View in context
did that, sir,' said a great lubberly fellow, stepping forward; 'and preciously I cut my knuckle agin' his mouth.
Oliver Twist Or The Parish Boy's Progress by Dickens, Charles View in context
 
 
 
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