Knuckle joint

Knuckle joint
Knuckle Knuc"kle, n. [OE. knokel, knokil, AS. cuncel; akin to D. knokkel, OFries. knokele, knokle, G. kn["o]chel, 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]


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  • knuckle joint — n. 1. any articulation, or point of movement, between two bones forming a knuckle 2. a hinged joint formed by a knuckle on one part that fits between two knuckles on another part …   English World dictionary

  • knuckle joint — noun 1. a joint allowing movement in one plane only • Syn: ↑hinge joint • Hypernyms: ↑joint 2. a joint of a finger when the fist is closed • Syn: ↑knuckle, ↑metacarpophalangeal joint …   Useful english dictionary

  • knuckle joint — knuck′le joint n. 1) anat. a joint forming a knuckle 2) mac a joint between two parts of a mechanism allowing movement in one plane only • Etymology: 1860–1865 …   From formal English to slang

  • knuckle joint — 1. a joint forming a knuckle. 2. Mach. a joint between two parts allowing movement in one plane only. [1860 65] * * * …   Universalium

  • knuckle joint — /ˈnʌkəl dʒɔɪnt/ (say nukuhl joynt) noun 1. a joint forming a knuckle. 2. Machinery a flexible hinged joint formed by two abutting links …  

  • knuckle joint — noun Date: circa 1864 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 or rivet …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • knuckle-joint press — noun see knuckle press …   Useful english dictionary

  • knuckle-joint — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Knuckle — Knuc kle, n. [OE. knokel, knokil, AS. cuncel; akin to D. knokkel, OFries. knokele, knokle, G. kn[ o]chel, 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • knuckle duster — Knuckle Knuc kle, n. [OE. knokel, knokil, AS. cuncel; akin to D. knokkel, OFries. knokele, knokle, G. kn[ o]chel, Sw. knoge, Dan. knokkel, G. knochen bone, and perh. to E. knock.] 1. The joint of a finger, particularly when made prominent by the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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