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Bare-knuckle   /bɛr-nˈəkəl/   Listen
Bare-knuckle

adjective
1.
Characterized by disorderly action and disregard for rules.  Synonyms: bare-knuckled, rough-and-tumble.  "Rough-and-tumble politics" , "Undisguised bare-knuckle capitalism"





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... the author mentions Big Ben, but this is not the clock tower bell in London, which at the time of writing had not yet been rung; instead this is Benjamin Caunt, the bare-knuckle boxer who defeated William Thompson in 75 rounds to become Heavyweight Champion of England in 1838. The bell may possibly have been named ...
— Tom Brown at Oxford • Thomas Hughes


Words linked to "Bare-knuckle" :   bare-knuckled, disorderly, rough-and-tumble


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