- knuckling
- knuck·ling (nukґling) a pushing forward and upward of the fetlock joint of a horse, due to shortening of the tendons behind.
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Knuckling — Knuckle Knuc kle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Knuckled};; p. pr. & vb. n. {Knuckling}.] To yield; to submit; used with down, to, or under. [1913 Webster] {To knuckle to}. (a) To submit to in a contest; to yield to. [Colloq.] See {To knock under}, under… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Knuckling — Snowboarding. Taken from skiers calling snowboarders knuckle draggers. You goin knuckling? … Dictionary of american slang
Knuckling — Snowboarding. Taken from skiers calling snowboarders knuckle draggers. You goin knuckling? … Dictionary of american slang
knuckling — knuck·le || nÊŒkl n. finger joint; rounded protuberance formed by the finger joint; cut of meat formed by the parts around the carpal or tarsal joint; part of the hinge into which the pin is inserted v. press or rub with the knuckles; shoot a… … English contemporary dictionary
knuckling — noun ( s) Etymology: from gerund of knuckle (II) : cocked ankles … Useful english dictionary
knuckle — /ˈnʌkəl / (say nukuhl) noun 1. a joint of a finger, especially one of the joints at the roots of the fingers. 2. the rounded prominence of such a joint when the finger is bent. 3. a joint of meat, consisting of the parts about the carpal or… …
Knuckle — Knuc kle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Knuckled};; p. pr. & vb. n. {Knuckling}.] To yield; to submit; used with down, to, or under. [1913 Webster] {To knuckle to}. (a) To submit to in a contest; to yield to. [Colloq.] See {To knock under}, under {Knock} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Knuckled — Knuckle Knuc kle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Knuckled};; p. pr. & vb. n. {Knuckling}.] To yield; to submit; used with down, to, or under. [1913 Webster] {To knuckle to}. (a) To submit to in a contest; to yield to. [Colloq.] See {To knock under}, under… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To knuckle to — Knuckle Knuc kle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Knuckled};; p. pr. & vb. n. {Knuckling}.] To yield; to submit; used with down, to, or under. [1913 Webster] {To knuckle to}. (a) To submit to in a contest; to yield to. [Colloq.] See {To knock under}, under… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
knuckle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English knokel; akin to Middle High German knöchel knuckle Date: 14th century 1. a. the rounded prominence formed by the ends of the two adjacent bones at a joint used especially of those at the joints of the fingers b.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
