Knuckled
[nʌkld]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Knuckle
(a.) Jointed.
Editor: Lora
Examples
- Mr. Harthouse inclined his head in assent, and Bitzer knuckled his forehead. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- The boy stopped in his rapid blinking, knuckled his forehead again, glanced at Sissy, turned about, and retreated. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Jerry had just enough forehead to knuckle, and he knuckled it in acknowledgment of this communication and a shilling. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- So he knuckled down, again to use his own phrase, and sent old Hulker with peaceable overtures to Osborne. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Mr. Cruncher knuckled his forehead, as Sydney Carton and the spy returned from the dark room. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Bitzer knuckled his forehead again, and again begged pardon. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
Editor: Lora