[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

knuckle \knuc"kle\, n. oe. knokel, knokil, as. cuncel; akin to
   d. knokkel, ofries. knokele, knokle, g. kn"ochel, sw.
   knoge, dan. knokkel, g. knochen bone, and perh. to e. knock.
   1. the joint of a finger, particularly when made prominent by
      the closing of the fingers. --davenant.
      1913 webster

   2. the kneejoint, or middle joint, of either leg of a
      quadruped, especially of a calf; -- formerly used of the
      kneejoint of a human being.
      1913 webster

            with weary knuckles on thy brim she kneeled sadly
            down.                                 --golding.
      1913 webster

   3. the joint of a plant. obs. --bacon.
      1913 webster

   4. mech. the joining parts of a hinge through which the pin
      or rivet passes; a knuckle joint.
      1913 webster

   5. shipbuilding a convex portion of a vessel's figure where
      a sudden change of shape occurs, as in a canal boat, where
      a nearly vertical side joins a nearly flat bottom.
      1913 webster

   6. a contrivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished
      with points, worn to protect the hand, to add force to a
      blow, and to disfigure the person struck; -- called also
      knuckle duster, knuckles or brass knuckles. slang.
      1913 webster

   knuckle joint mach., a hinge joint, in which a projection
      with an eye, on one piece, enters a jaw between two
      corresponding projections with eyes, on another piece, and
      is retained by a pin which passes through the eyes and
      forms the pivot.

   knuckle of veal cookery, the lower part of a leg of veal,
      from the line of the body to the knuckle.
      1913 webster
see also:
knuckle duster knuckles brass knuckles knuckle joint knuckle of veal 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

knuckle joint
     n 1: a joint of a finger when the fist is closed syn: knuckle,
           metacarpophalangeal joint
     2: a joint allowing movement in one plane only syn: hinge
        joint
see also:
knuckle metacarpophalangeal joint hinge joint 

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