Main Entry: bare–knuck·le

Pronunciation: \-ˈnə-kəl\

Variant(s): also bare–knuck·led \-kəld\ or bare–knuck·les \-kəlz\

Function: adjective or adverb

Date: 1903

1 : not using boxing gloves <champion bare–knuckle prizefighter of England — Dennis Craig> <when men fought bare–knuckle>
2 : having a fierce unrelenting character <bare–knuckle politics>