bare-knuckle
adjective or adverb
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bare-knuckles
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Definition of bare-knuckle
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
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bare-knuckle
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of bare-knuckle
: without boxing gloves
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